ma — English Dictionary

Noun

1. mother, mama

   Usage

   • Colloquial

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum's ma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins.

2. The landlady of a theater.

   Usage

   • Colloquial

   Examples

   […] that dear little man writing in the guestbook of the "Ma" or theatrical landlady […]

Noun

1. May.

Noun

1. Negative space in Japanese art.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

Noun

1. informal terms for a mother

   Synonyms

   mamamammamommommamommymammymummummymumma

   Broader terms

   motherfemale parent