Ma

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ma \Ma\ (m[aum]), n. [Cf. {Mamma}.]
     1. A child's word for mother.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of
        address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of


        India).
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ma \Ma\, conj. [It.] (Mus.)
     But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non
     troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore
     (Encyc. of Music).
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ma
       n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma},
             {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]
       2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of Arts},
           {Artium Magister}, {AM}]
       3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: {milliampere}]
       4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
          [syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "ma":
     dam, foster mother, genetrix, mam, mama, mammy, mater,
     materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother,
     mummy, old lady, old woman, stepmother, the old woman
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  ma
       
           The {country code} for Morocco.
       
          (1999-01-27)