noun. Mother.

A Middle English form of mo.

noun. A sling used by Polynesian islanders, made from finely braided fibers of cocoanut-husk or of similar material.

In music, but: used especially in the phrase ma non troppo, but not too much, to limit various indications of musical tempo and style, as allegro ma non troppo, quick, but not too much so, etc.

noun. An abbreviation of Master of Applied Science.

noun. A shorter or childish form of mama.

noun. A child's word for mother.

noun. In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.

conjunction. But; -- used in cautionary phrases.

initialism. milli-arcsecond

noun. Mother, mama.

abbreviation. May

noun. informal terms for a mother

noun. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

noun. one thousandth of an ampere

noun. a master's degree in arts and sciences

"_Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma_, the Chinese stammeringly say, and if the pitch and tone of each _ma_ are right, the meaning of the apparent repetition is, "Does Mother scold the horses, or will the horses scold Mother?""

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american state  current unit  female parent  master's degree  mother  

Ah  Artois  Bogota  Bourgeois  Ca  

4-20  Cette  Ds  MHz  Mademoiselle  

but  dam  foster mother  genetrix  mam