[syn: mammary gland, mamma]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mamma \Mam*ma"\, n. [Reduplicated from the infantine word ma,
influenced in spelling by L. mamma.]
Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity. [Written also
mama.]
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Tell tales papa and mamma. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mamma \Mam"ma\, n.; pl. Mammae. [L. mamma breast.] (Anat.)
A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all
mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary
gland; a breast; udder; bag.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mamma
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma,
mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
2: milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: mammary gland,
mamma]