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ma
1 American
[mah]
/ mɑ /
noun
Informal.
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mas
plural
Ma
2
American
[mah]
/ mɑ /
noun
MA
3
American
mA
4
American
M.A.
5
American
abbreviation
M.A.
6
American
abbreviation
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Psychology. mental age.
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Military Academy.
MA
1
British
abbreviation
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Massachusetts
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Master of Arts
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psychol mental age
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Military Academy
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Morocco (international car registration)
Ma
2
British
/ mɑː /
noun
ma
3
British
/ mɑː /
noun
ma
4
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ma1
Shortened variant of mama
Origin of M.A.5
From Latin Magister Artium
Vocabulary lists containing ma
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“I wonder what we did to you that makes you go there so often,” my ma said a few years back on the phone while I sat in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
This was followed by two smiley faces and a later post saying "April fool ma brother ohh".
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
“Tunes hiv been whirlin aroon in the air an in ma heid an hairt since I wis a bairn, an I wis composing tunes an songs even then,” she wrote in her book.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
“Think Marination ma kai with a 98118 twist …” they say on Facebook.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The very idea of losing my ma emptied me out.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
"The next natural question is: Can you see jet quenching, the other key signature that QGP is formed, in these very small collision systems?" asked Brookhaven's Ma.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Among the high-ranking officials expelled are former Xinjiang party chief Ma Xingrui, and ex-top generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Cardi is just the latest high-profile woman Minaj has gone after over the years, having previously picked fights with Mariah Carey, Lil’ Kim and Remy Ma.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
Customer Phoebe Ma, 24, said that when her mother's generation was young, China "wasn't so developed" and people were initially familiar with only a handful of luxury brands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
The boys grumbled but went downstairs with Ma and Ba to wash up, while I cleaned out Ba’s ashtray and pulled my nightgown from the chifforobe.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
When an asset trades above its 50-day MA, its medium-term trend is generally considered bullish.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Paying MA plans more is likely an inefficient way of delivering better benefits to beneficiaries,” Fiedler said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
MA says the annual result “reinforced PNR’s cash-generating potential.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
He is now 38 and living in exile in the Netherlands, where he was granted asylum, and is pursuing an MA in political science - following in his father's footsteps.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In 1667, Newton was elected to a minor Fellowship at Trinity, which would automatically become a major Fellowship when he became an MA in 1668.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Additionally, the capacity retained after 1000 cycles at 5 A g−1 was 558.5 mA h g−1.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
The battery showed a high reversible specific capacity of 1535.4 mA h g−1 for the first cycle at 0.2 A g−1 and an exceptional rate capability of 887 mA h g−1 at 5 A g−1.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
At 10 to 20 mA and above, the current can stimulate sustained muscular contractions much as regular nerve impulses do.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Calculate the effective resistance of a pocket calculator that has a 1.35-V battery and through which 0.200 mA flows.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
At about 300 mA and above, the shock can cause burns, depending on the concentration of current—the more concentrated, the greater the likelihood of burns.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
He studied journalism at the City University of New York and also holds a B.A. and M.A. from McGill University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Missy has a M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. from UCLA.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
"A common misconception is that opioid overdoses primarily affect younger people," said Gab Pasia, M.A., lead author of the study and a medical student at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
Luke Johnson is a documentary photojournalist originally from San Diego currently based in Washington, D.C., while he pursues his M.A. in new media and photojournalism at George Washington University.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
I was impressed with his degree, but when I met him, I thought to myself, “This chap has an M.A. and he is not even wearing a tie!”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
“She the home girl thas what I meant , have mas love for her” Echeverria wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
I’m trying to ask writers: What does living mas mean?
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023
Mr McIntosh and his wife Caroline lead the eponymous Ronnie and Caro mas band.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2023
She’s still la mas chingona — the ultimate badass — emcee Enrique Cerna said as he welcomed her to the stage in October.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
“Caring for her own, best as she can. Like all us mas and pas.”
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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