as in mom
a female human parent
I told my ma that on Mother's Day we'd be dining at the town's toniest restaurant
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Recent Examples of ma
These were the sons of ma-and-pa grocery stores who had closed when Wal-Mart took over.
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Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2018
Come for a lesson on the importance of male friendship and stay for Will Ferrell demanding ma’s meatloaf.
—Mahita Gajanan, Time, 17 Jan. 2018
Can anyone—your sister, your best friend, your ma—ever know the totality of you?
—Chicago Reader, 14 Feb. 2018
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Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2018
Come for a lesson on the importance of male friendship and stay for Will Ferrell demanding ma’s meatloaf.
—Mahita Gajanan, Time, 17 Jan. 2018
Can anyone—your sister, your best friend, your ma—ever know the totality of you?
—Chicago Reader, 14 Feb. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ma
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Swift’s high school principal of two years, Paul Decker, still remembers the teenager with corkscrew curls walking into his office the summer of 2004 with her mom.Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Virginia Highland Books opened in 2021 when a 56-year-old, book-loving, full-time mom walked by a storefront that was for lease and knew that space should be a bookstore.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
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God bless my mamma in heaven!Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2021
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All the other cats have been adopted, but the mama and Ferguson have become foster fails.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Reba's mama used a cast iron skillet to make her cake.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Ma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ma. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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