Meaning & use
Ma
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An informal word for one's mother.
See it in a sentence
He called his ma every Sunday afternoon to check in.
Ma always kept a pot of soup warming on the stove.
A note on using this word
A short, affectionate form used across many dialects of English, often paired with 'pa' for father.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
pa
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