I. Ma /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: mama ]
1 . mother:
What’s for dinner, Ma?
2 . old-fashioned used to mean ‘Mrs’ in some country areas of the US:
old Ma Harris
II. Ma, Yo-Yo BrE AmE
(1955–) a famous ↑ cello player who is based in the US. His parents are Chinese and he was born in Paris but they moved to the US when he was still a child.