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ma

20 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ma (noun)
  2. mA (abbreviation)
  3. MA (abbreviation)
  4. Ma (abbreviation)
  5. Ma (biographical name)
  6. ma'abara (noun)
  7. ma'am (noun)
  8. ma'amselle (noun)
  9. Ma'dan (noun)
  10. mam (noun)
  11. mam
  12. ma huang (noun)
  13. ma-and-pa (adjective)
  14. ma foi (foreign term)
  15. thank-you-ma'am (noun)
  16. A-ni-ma-ch'ing (geographical name)
  17. MAE (abbreviation)
  18. A'nyêmaqên (geographical name)
  19. M and A (abbreviation)
  20. M and A (abbreviation)

ma

noun \ˈmä, ˈmȯ\

Definition of MA

: mother
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Examples of MA

  1. Her ma and pa both said she can't go.
  2. <I told my ma that on Mother's Day we'd be dining at the town's toniest restaurant.>

Origin of MA

short for mama
First Known Use: 1829

Related to MA

Rhymes with MA

aah, ah, baa, bah, blah, Blois, bra, dah, droit, fa, Fra, ha, Jah, Kwa, la, nah, pa, pas, Ra, rah, schwa, shah, ska, spa, ta

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