M.A.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Master of Arts.

M.A.

²

abbreviation for

1. Psychology. mental age.
2. Military Academy.

ma

³

[ mah ]

noun

, Informal.

1. mother ¹.

Ma

⁴

[ mah ]

noun

1. Yo-Yo [yoh, -yoh], born 1955, U.S. cellist, born in Paris of Chinese descent.

MA

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Massachusetts (approved especially for use with zip code).
2. Psychology. mental age.

mA

⁶

1. milliampere; milliamperes.

MA

¹

abbreviation for

1. Massachusetts
2. Master of Arts
3. psychol mental age
4. Military Academy
5. Morocco (international car registration)

ma

²

/ mɑː /

noun

1. See mother
   an informal word for mother 1

ma

³

the internet domain name for

1. Morocco

Ma

⁴

/ mɑː /

noun

1. MaYo-Yo1955MUSFrenchMUSIC: cellist Yo-Yo (ˈjəʊjəʊ). born 1955, US cellist, born in France to Chinese parents

Word History and Origins

Origin of M.A.¹

From Latin Magister Artium

Origin of M.A.²

Shortened variant of mama

Word History and Origins

Origin of M.A.¹

from French Maroc

Example Sentences

But, keeping Wu Tun and his t-shirts in mind, how serious is Jack Ma about putting customers first?

From The Daily Beast

Ma wrote online, “Let the users decide who wins the game, not monopoly and power.”

From The Daily Beast

To be fair, Ma provided the only safe answer to that question, if “safe” means acceptable to the Chinese Communist Party.

From The Daily Beast

When Ma was still an English teacher in Hangzhou earning $12 a month, he gathered 17 men and women in his apartment.

From The Daily Beast

“They call me Ma because I give them money and horses and diamonds,” Mandelbaum reportedly said.

From The Daily Beast

"I supposed you 'adn't, as 'e ain't 'ere, with yer ma," replied the young person.

From Project Gutenberg

Dieu se servit de cette sienne bonne volont, non seulement pour ma sauvet, mais autant pour celle de tout l'esquipage.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole farm was just clear rocks, ma says, and that's why the walls are four five feet thick, some of 'em more.

From Project Gutenberg

Ma says all the gold'll ever be dug out o' Skyrie is them rocks he put into his stone walls.

From Project Gutenberg

I would, too, but ma she hadn't nothing nice cooked up, and she was sort of scared offerin' city folks country victuals.

From Project Gutenberg

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