ma

[ mah ]
/ mɑ /
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noun Informal.

mother1.

Origin of ma

shortened variant of mama

Words nearby ma

m3, m3c, m4, m5, m8, ma, ma chère, ma'am, ma'ariv, ma'mun, al-, ma-and-pa

Definition for ma (2 of 7)

Ma
[ mah ]
/ mɑ /

noun

Yo-Yo [yoh-yoh] /ˈyoʊ yoʊ/,born 1955, U.S. cellist, born in Paris of Chinese descent.

Definition for ma (3 of 7)

MA

Massachusetts (approved especially for use with zip code).
Psychology. mental age.

Definition for ma (4 of 7)

mA

milliampere; milliamperes.

Definition for ma (5 of 7)

M.A. 1

Master of Arts.

Origin of M.A.

1
From the Latin word Magister Artium

Definition for ma (6 of 7)

M.A. 2

Psychology. mental age.
Military Academy.

Definition for ma (7 of 7)

Rainey
[ rey-nee ]
/ ˈreɪ ni /

noun

GertrudeMa,1886–1939, U.S. blues singer.
Joseph Hayne [heyn] /heɪn/,1832–87, U.S. politician: first black congressman 1870–79.

Words related to ma

distraught, batty, grandmother, parent, mommy, mum, matron, matriarch, mama, bizarre, brainsick, cracked, crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daft, demented, deranged, disordered, dotty

Example sentences from the Web for ma

British Dictionary definitions for ma (1 of 4)

ma 1
/ (mɑː) /

noun

an informal word for mother 1

British Dictionary definitions for ma (2 of 4)

ma 2

the internet domain name for

Morocco

British Dictionary definitions for ma (3 of 4)

Ma
/ (mɑː) /

noun

Yo-Yo (ˈjəʊjəʊ). born 1955, US cellist, born in France to Chinese parents

British Dictionary definitions for ma (4 of 4)

MA

abbreviation for

Massachusetts
Master of Arts
psychol mental age
Military Academy
Morocco (international car registration)

Word Origin for MA

from French Maroc

Medical definitions for ma (1 of 2)

mA

abbr.

milliampere

Medical definitions for ma (2 of 2)

MA

abbr.

medical assistant
mental age