mamma

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmæmə/

Noun

mamma (plural mammae)

1. (anatomy) The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae)
2. (meteorology) an accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera

Translations

• Portuguese: mama
• Russian: моло́чная железа́
• Spanish: mama

Noun

mamma (plural mammas)

1. Alternative spelling of mama: mother.
   • 1856, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling

     The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings.

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