mamma
mamma Lexical Profile
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• noun
An informal or affectionate term for one's mother, especially as used by a child; a variant spelling of mama.
"The toddler ran across the garden to show his mamma the shiny pebble he had found."
A milk-secreting gland or organ characteristic of female mammals; a mammary gland, breast, or udder.
"In comparative anatomy, the presence of a functional mamma is one of the defining traits of mammals."
A supplementary cloud feature consisting of pouch-like protrusions hanging from the underside of a cloud, often associated with severe thunderstorms; a mammatus cloud.
"Meteorologists observed striking mamma formations beneath the anvil of the approaching cumulonimbus cloud."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to a mother, the plural is regular ('mammas'), whereas in anatomy and meteorology, the Latin plural 'mammae' is standard.
• Rhymes for mamma
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin 'mamma' ('breast, udder, mother'), an expressive word originating in infantile speech that also serves as the root of 'mammal'.