Synonyms for ma


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : mah
Phonetic Transcription : mɑ

Top 10 synonyms for ma Other synonyms for the word ma

Définition of ma

Origin :
  • 1823, childish or colloquial shortening of mamma.
  • As in gaga : adj insane
  • As in mom : noun mother
  • As in Master of Arts : noun master's degree
  • As in mental age : noun degree of mental development
Example sentences :
  • Both your ma and Pishy has got more out of it than you have.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "I'll attend to these things, ma," said Percival, rather suddenly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Now say, 'Emma, you are one in a million, and a cook besides.'
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Ma nearly had a spasm, but she liked the looks of things when we had finished.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • "She'd have to go to an academy first to get fitten for it," said Ma.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Your ma didn't want to go, but he wouldn't let her stay, and so she went, too.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The MacDermotts have owned this shop a powerful while, as your ma tells you many's a time.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Died this mornin' and your ma's been holding him just like that.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • I don't know what my da and ma'll say to me at all when they hear about it.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • John answered, using the word "ma," now that he was alone with his mother.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
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