/ mɑː; NAmE / noun
( informal ) mother :
I'm going now, ma.
'I want my ma,' sobbed the little girl.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: abbreviation of mama .
/ mɑː; NAmE / noun
( informal ) mother :
I'm going now, ma.
'I want my ma,' sobbed the little girl.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: abbreviation of mama .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005