mamma
1
[ mah-muh, muh-mah ]
/ ˈmɑ mə, məˈmɑ /
noun
mama.
Words nearby mamma
Definition for mamma (2 of 3)
mamma
2
[ mam-uh ]
/ ˈmæm ə /
noun, plural mam·mae [mam-ee] /ˈmæm i/ for 1; mam·ma for 2.
Anatomy, Zoology.
a structure, characteristic of mammals, that comprises one or more mammary glands with an associated nipple or teat, usually rudimentary unless developed and activated for the secretion of milk in the female after the birth of young.
Meteorology. (used with a plural verb)
hanging, breastlike protuberances on the under surface of a cloud.
Origin of mamma
2
before 1050; Middle English < Latin: breast, teat (whence Old English
mamme teat). See
mamma1
Definition for mamma (3 of 3)
mama
or mam·ma
[ mah-muh; for 1 also muh-mah ]
/ ˈmɑ mə; for 1 also məˈmɑ /
noun
Informal.
mother1.
Slang.
- a sexually attractive, usually mature woman.
- one's wife.
Origin of mama
1545–55; nursery word, with parallels in other European languages, probably in part inherited or borrowed, in part newly formed; compare Latin
mamma, Greek
mámmē breast, mama (see
mamma2), French
maman mama, Welsh
mam mother (<
*mammā)
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British Dictionary definitions for mamma (1 of 3)
mamma
1
noun mainly US
Also: momma (ˈmɑːmə, məˈmɑː) another word for mother 1
(ˈmɑːmə) informal
a buxom and voluptuous woman
Word Origin for mamma
C16: reduplication of childish syllable
ma; compare Welsh
mam, French
maman, Russian
mama
British Dictionary definitions for mamma (2 of 3)
mamma
2
/ (ˈmæmə) /
noun plural -mae (-miː)
the milk-secreting organ of female mammals: the breast in women, the udder in cows, sheep, etc
(functioning as plural)
breast-shaped protuberances, esp from the base of cumulonimbus clouds
Word Origin for mamma
C17: from Latin: breast
British Dictionary definitions for mamma (3 of 3)
Medical definitions for mamma
mamma
[ măm′ə ]
n. pl. mam•mae (măm′ē)
A mammary gland.