mam

American  

[mam] / mæm /

noun

1. British Informal. mother.

2. ma'am.

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mam British  

/ mæm /

noun

1. informal another word for mother 1

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Etymology

Origin of mam

First recorded in 1565–75;

Example Sentences

She said that when she first saw Morgan he kept repeating "I didn't do anything wrong, Mam".

From BBC

Their performances are so large and earnest and melodramatic—Mam in a broad Irish brogue, Constance with a pinched malevolence—that two actresses of their stature, never mind talent, would certainly have caught a whiff of the ham in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal

He tells clients in a note that MAM’s A$5.20-a-share proposal, which implies an enterprise value for Qube of about A$11.6 billion, implies premium valuation multiples relative to sector peers.

From The Wall Street Journal

My mam would describe me as something else!

From BBC

I was out on the street and my mam was shouting, 'get in Jordan, you have school tomorrow'.

From BBC