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mam·ma 1

 (mä′mə)
n.
Variant of mama.

mam·ma 2

 (măm′ə)
n. pl. mam·mae (măm′ē)
An organ of female mammals that contains milk-producing glands; a mammary gland.
[Latin; see mā- in Indo-European roots.]
mam′mate′ (măm′āt′) adj.
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mamma

n
1. Also: momma another word for mother1
2. informal a buxom and voluptuous woman
[C16: reduplication of childish syllable ma; compare Welsh mam, French maman, Russian mama]

mamma

(ˈmæmə)
n, pl -mae (-miː)
1. (Anatomy) the milk-secreting organ of female mammals: the breast in women, the udder in cows, sheep, etc
2. (Zoology) the milk-secreting organ of female mammals: the breast in women, the udder in cows, sheep, etc
3. (Physical Geography) (functioning as plural) breast-shaped protuberances, esp from the base of cumulonimbus clouds
[C17: from Latin: breast]
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mam•ma1

(ˈmɑ mə, məˈmɑ)

n.
mama.

mam•ma2

(ˈmæm ə)

n., pl. mam•mae (ˈmæm i)
a structure of mammals comprising one or more mammary glands with an associated nipple or teat, activated for the secretion of milk in the female after the birth of young.
[before 1050; Middle English < Latin: breast, teat]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mamma - informal terms for a mothermamma - informal terms for a mother    
mom, momma, mommy, ma, mama, mummy, mammy, mum
female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"
2.mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammalsmamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals
mammary gland
female mammal - animals that nourish their young with milk
dug - an udder or breast or teat
udder, bag - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland - a gland that secretes externally through a duct
tit, breast, knocker, bosom - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
mamilla, mammilla, nipple, teat, tit, pap - the small projection of a mammary gland
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Translations
maminkamamka
mamamor
mammanisä
emlõ
mamma
mama
māmiņa
mamička

mamma

[məˈmɑː] N (esp US) → mamá f
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mamma,

mama

(məˈmaː) , (maːmə) noun
a (name for one's) mother.
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mam·ma

n. mama, glándula secretora de leche en la mujer localizada en la parte anterior del tórax.
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When he went out in the morning he was bewildered by small commissions for the captive mamma, if he came gaily in at night, eager to embrace his family, he was quenched by a "Hush!
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"Dorothea, dear, if you don't mind--if you are not very busy--suppose we looked at mamma's jewels to-day, and divided them?
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