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
Noun
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That same year, Stella appeared alongside her mom in a short film for Vogue and luxury jewelry brand Bulgari.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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On the upside, her mom and dad learned ASL, unlike many hearing parents.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The mother plant gradually declines as the new plants form.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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At the tender age of 12, Piper Lowe has become a TV star and her proud mama can’t help but share photos of the family’s new celebrity on Facebook.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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And their mama is going to be crying my kid, my kid, my sweet innocent kid.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Ma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ma. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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