[ 'mamə , mə'mα: ]
(also mamma )
■ noun
1》 dated or N. Amer. one's mother.
2》 US informal a mature woman: the ultimate tough blues ~.
Origin
C16: imitative of a child's first syllables ma , ma .
[ 'mamə , mə'mα: ]
(also mamma )
■ noun
1》 dated or N. Amer. one's mother.
2》 US informal a mature woman: the ultimate tough blues ~.
Origin
C16: imitative of a child's first syllables ma , ma .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004