Mamma

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Pl. mammæ (-ē). The mammary gland and associated structures; the characteristic organ of the class Mammalia, which in the female secretes milk for the nourishment of the young; a breast or udder.
  • noun. [capitalized] A genus of sea-snails of the family Naticidæ.
  • noun. See mama.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; udder; bag.
  • noun. Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative spelling of mama: mother.
  • noun. 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)
  • noun. an accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera
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  • noun. informal terms for a mother
  • noun. milk-secreting organ of female mammals