/mah"meuh/ ; for 1 also /meuh mah"/ , n.
1. Informal. mother.
2. Slang.
a. a sexually attractive, usually mature woman.
b. one's wife.
Also, mamma .
[ 1545-55; nursery word, with parallels in other European languages, prob. in part inherited or borrowed, in part newly formed; cf. L mamma, Gk mámme breast, mama (see MAMMA 2 ), F maman mama, Welsh mam mother ( mamma ) ]