mamma

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[ mah-muh, muh-mah ]

noun

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Other definitions for mamma (2 of 2)

mamma2
[ mam-uh ]

noun,plural mam·mae [mam-ee] /ˈmæm i/ for 1.
  1. 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.

  2. Meteorology.(used with a plural verb) the hanging protuberances of a mammatus, on the undersurface of a thunderstorm cloud: The mamma in this formation are distinctly ominous.

Origin of mamma

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First recorded before 1050; Middle English, from Latin: “breast, teat” (whence Old English mamme “teat”); see mamma1

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British Dictionary definitions for mamma (1 of 2)

mamma1

nounmainly US
  1. Also: momma (ˈmɑːmə, məˈmɑː) another word for mother 1

  2. (ˈmɑːmə) informal a buxom and voluptuous woman

Origin of mamma

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C16: reduplication of childish syllable ma; compare Welsh mam, French maman, Russian mama

British Dictionary definitions for mamma (2 of 2)

mamma2

/ (ˈmæmə) /


nounplural -mae (-miː)
  1. the milk-secreting organ of female mammals: the breast in women, the udder in cows, sheep, etc

  2. (functioning as plural) breast-shaped protuberances, esp from the base of cumulonimbus clouds

Origin of mamma

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C17: from Latin: breast

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