ma

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

ma, n. [Cf. Mamma.].

•  A child's word for mother.  [1913 Webster]
•  In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.  [1913 Webster]

ma, conj. [It.].

 But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, “Vivace, ma non troppo presto” (i. e., lively, but not too quick).  Moore (Encyc. of Music).  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ma, abbr.
1 Master of Arts.
2 US Massachusetts (in official postal use).

ma, n. colloq. mother.

Etymology

abbr. of MAMMA(1)

THESAURUS

ma

dam, foster mother, genetrix, mam, mama, mammy, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother, mummy, old lady, old woman, stepmother, the old woman