Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Ireland, UK, colloquial, informal, regional)Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.

  2. (UK, in the plural, slang)A woman's breast.

More definitions
  • a Mayan language spoken by the Mam
  • a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Mam złe przeczucie.

    ruУ меня плохое предчувствие. — odexed

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Origin

Alteration or clipping of mama. Compare Scots mam, Early Scots mame (“mother”), mamye (“we

Alteration or clipping of mama. Compare Scots mam, Early Scots mame (“mother”), mamye (“wet nurse”), Saterland Frisian Määme (“mother”), West Frisian mem (“mother”).

From mammary.

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Forms

plural: mams
Singularmam
Pluralmams

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedma'am

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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