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
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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012