n.
Variant: also mam · ma or mom · ma
Pronunciation: ' mä-m ə , chiefly Brit m ə - ' mä
Function: noun
Etymology: baby talk
Date: 1579
1 : MOTHER
2 slang : WIFE , WOMAN
n.
Variant: also mam · ma or mom · ma
Pronunciation: ' mä-m ə , chiefly Brit m ə - ' mä
Function: noun
Etymology: baby talk
Date: 1579
1 : MOTHER
2 slang : WIFE , WOMAN
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012