[syn: Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ma \Ma\ (m[aum]), n. [Cf. Mamma.]
1. A child's word for mother.
[1913 Webster]
2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of
address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of
India).
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ma \Ma\, conj. [It.] (Mus.)
But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non
troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore
(Encyc. of Music).
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ma
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma,
mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Master of
Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AM]
3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA]
4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "ma":
dam, foster mother, genetrix, mam, mama, mammy, mater,
materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother,
mummy, old lady, old woman, stepmother, the old woman
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
ma
The country code for Morocco.
(1999-01-27)