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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 mother 1
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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Noun 1. [画像:mamma - informal terms for a mother]mamma - informal terms for a mother
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. [画像:mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals]mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals
female mammal - animals that nourish their young with milk
dug - an udder or breast or teat
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Translations
maminkamamka
mamamor
mammanisä
emlõ
mamma
mama
māmiņa
mamička
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mamma,
mama
(məˈmaː) , (maːmə) noun a (name for one's) mother. mamma ماما، أمّي мама mamãe maminka, mamka die Mama mama; mor μαμά mama, mamá emme مامان äiti maman אִמָא मां majka, mama mama ibu mamma mamma ママ 엄마 mama māmiņa ibu mama mamma mama مادر mamA mamă мама mamička mama mama mamma แม่ anne, ana 媽媽 мама امّاں، امّی mẹ 妈妈
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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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