mac

¹

[ mak ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).

mac

²

or mack

[ mak ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a mackintosh.
2. McIntosh.

mac

³

[ mak ]

noun

1. macaroni ( def 1 ).
2. macaroni and cheese ( def ).

Mac

⁴

[ mak ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Mac.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Maccabees.

M.Ac.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Master of Accountancy.

Mac-

⁷

1. a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.

MAC

¹

abbreviation for

1. multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting

Mac.

²

abbreviation for

1. Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)

Mac-

³

prefix

1. (in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son of

   MacNeice

   MacDonald

mac

⁴

/ mæk /

noun

1. informal.
   short for mackintosh mackintosh

Mac

⁵

/ mæk /

noun

1. an informal term of address to a man

Word History and Origins

Origin of mac¹

First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Origin of mac²

Shortened form

Origin of mac³

Shortened form

Origin of mac⁴

< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab

Word History and Origins

Origin of mac¹

from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab

Origin of mac²

C20: abstracted from Mac- , prefix of Scottish surnames

Example Sentences

She would make Southern-style food, so like fried stuff, mac and cheese and I loved to help her.

From Salon

“Americans love their mac and cheese, and so do we.”

From Salon

Also awaiting him are lifetime supplies of ramen, mac and cheese and grilled chicken offered by various restaurant chains.

From BBC

Frontier offers wild game options, including a venison cheese steak, smoked and braised elk shanks and BBQ boar mac and cheese.

From Salon

My younger daughter will hand-roll some salmon egg sushi, and my older daughter will help make some mac and cheese.

From Los Angeles Times

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