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mamma (mä′mə, mə mä′)

noun

mama

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

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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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