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mam·ma I. noun or ma·ma \ˈmämə, ˈmȧmə sometimes ˈməmə, chiefly Brit məˈmȧ\; also mom·ma \ˈmämə\ (-s) Etymology: of baby-talk origin like English mam mother, German dialect mamme mother, Latin mamma mother, female breast, Greek mamma, mammē mother, Irish Gaelic & Welsh mam, Albanian mëmë, Russian mama 1. : mother 2. slang : woman, wife II. \ˈmamə\ noun (plural mam·mae \-aˌmē\) Etymology: Latin, mother, breast — more at mamma I : a glandular organ for secreting milk characteristic of all mammals but normally rudimentary in the male : a mammary gland and its accessory parts |