ma

¹ American  

[mah] / mɑ /

noun

Informal.

1. mother.

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Ma ² American  

[mah] / mɑ /

noun

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

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MA ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Massachusetts (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. Psychology. mental age.

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mA ⁴ American  

1. milliampere; milliamperes.

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M.A. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Master of Arts.

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M.A. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Psychology. mental age.

2. Military Academy.

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MA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Massachusetts

2. Master of Arts

3. psychol mental age

4. Military Academy

5. Morocco (international car registration)

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Ma ² British  

/ mɑː /

noun

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

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ma ³ British  

/ mɑː /

noun

1. an informal word for mother 1

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ma ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Morocco

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Etymology

Origin of ma¹

Shortened variant of mama

Origin of M.A.⁵

From Latin Magister Artium

Example Sentences

It took a Stone throw to find the ma.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

This was followed by two smiley faces and a later post saying "April fool ma brother ohh".

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

The first gallery — voluminous, glowing, visually still — introduced the Japanese concept of ma, sometimes described as an emptiness full of possibilities, into a Western ensemble of forms straight from the geometry book.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

“Think Marination ma kai with a 98118 twist …” they say on Facebook.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Story is, my ma was friends with Ben before they left for New World, that they were both members of the Church when the offer of leaving and starting up a settlement was made.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

Related Words

• grandmother
• mommy
• parent