mae

¹

[mey]

adjective

Scot.

1. more.

Mae

²

[mey]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

M.A.E.

³

abbreviation

1. Master of Aeronautical Engineering.

2. Master of Art Education.

3. Master of Arts in Education.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mae¹

before 900; Middle English (north and Scots), Old English mā; cognate with German mehr, Old Norse meir, Gothic mais. See more

Example Sentences

“Tell me again about that magic flower,” Mae asks.

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Determined to save her mother, Mae answers a supernatural summons and finds herself entering a cave where the flowers bloom under the bulging eyes of a dragon—a scaly, crimson, undulating monster straight from Chinese folklore.

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The dragon will give Mae the flower, but first she must rescue his son, which has fallen down a crevasse.

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Get government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to subsidize them.

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Appeared in the October 9, 2025, print edition as 'The Incredible Expanding Fannie Mae'.

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