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Definition of ma noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ma

noun
 
/mɑː/
 
/mɑː/
 (informal)
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  1. mother
    • I'm going now, Ma.
    • ‘I want my ma,’ sobbed the little girl.
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: abbreviation of mama.
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