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Definition of ma

ma

/mɑː/
ma
Plural:mas
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• noun

1

A colloquial or affectionate term used to address or refer to one's mother.

Example

"Are you coming over for dinner on Sunday, ma?"

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• Rhymes for ma

• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

A natural nursery word arising from the earliest bilabial sounds made by human infants, found in varying forms across widely unrelated language families as an infantile name for a mother.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Ma. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 6, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/ma
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