15 definitions found for ma

ma n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy] 2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Master of Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AM] 3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA] 4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA]

ma - opposite of la

Ma I. abbreviation million years ago II. biographical name Yo-Yo 1955- American (French-born of Chinese parents) cellist

ma noun Etymology: short for mama Date: 1829 mother

mA abbreviation milliampere

MA abbreviation 1. [Medieval Latin magister artium] master of arts 2. Massachusetts 3. mental age 4. Middle Ages

MA
abbr.
1 Master of Arts.
2 US Massachusetts (in official postal use).

ma
n. colloq. mother.
Etymology: abbr. of MAMMA(1)

ma (mas) Some people refer to or address their mother as ma. (INFORMAL) Ma was still at work when I got back. = mum N-FAMILY

MA also M.A. (MAs) An MA is a master's degree in an arts or social science subject. MA is an abbreviation for 'Master of Arts'. She then went on to university where she got a BA and then an MA. N-COUNT

MA abbr. 1 Master of Arts. 2 US Massachusetts (in official postal use).

ma mɑ: n. colloq. mother. [abbr. of MAMMA(1)]

Ma Ma, conj. [It.] (Mus.) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, ``Vivace, ma non troppo presto'' (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore (Encyc. of Music).

Ma Ma (m[aum]), n. [Cf. Mamma.] 1. A child's word for mother. 2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "ma": dam, foster mother, genetrix, mam, mama, mammy, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother, mummy, old lady, old woman, stepmother, the old woman