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mamma1 definition

mamma (mä′mə, mə mä′)

noun

mama

Etymology: like L mamma, mother, Sans mā, Gr mammē < baby talk

mamma2 definition

mamma (mam′ə)

noun pl. mammae -·mae (-ē)

a gland for secreting milk, present in the female of all mammals; mammary gland: it is rudimentary in the male

Etymology: L, breast, prob. identical with mamma

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