mamma

3 definitions found

mamma - 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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  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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mamma - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]