English Explanatory Dictionary

mamma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
  2. An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of mama: mother.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mamma.wav

Word forms

mamma mammae mammas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mamma.

Derived words

mammal mammalgia mammaplasty mammary mammate mammatroph mammectomy mammiferous mammiform mammilla mammiplasia mammitis mammogen mammogenesis mammogram mammography mammoplasia mammose mammosomatotrope mammosomatotroph mammotomy mammotroph mammotrophic mammotropic mammotropin pseudomamma grandmamma stepmamma
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