as in mom
a female human parent
I told my ma that on Mother's Day we'd be dining at the town's toniest restaurant
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Recent Examples of ma
These were the sons of ma-and-pa grocery stores who had closed when Wal-Mart took over.
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Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2018
Come for a lesson on the importance of male friendship and stay for Will Ferrell demanding ma’s meatloaf.
—Mahita Gajanan, Time, 17 Jan. 2018
Can anyone—your sister, your best friend, your ma—ever know the totality of you?
—Chicago Reader, 14 Feb. 2018
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Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2018
Come for a lesson on the importance of male friendship and stay for Will Ferrell demanding ma’s meatloaf.
—Mahita Gajanan, Time, 17 Jan. 2018
Can anyone—your sister, your best friend, your ma—ever know the totality of you?
—Chicago Reader, 14 Feb. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ma
Noun
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My friend-finding mission was hardly a bust, though: The apps ended up introducing me to a range of people, from a scientist to a young mom.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Through her research and in talking with family and extended family and Barbara’s friends and co-workers, Jamie has learned a lot more about the kind of person her mom was.Anna Turning, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The mother plant gradually declines as the new plants form.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
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God bless my mamma in heaven!Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2021
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For the New Mom Ease the brand-new mama into a new routine with a farm-fresh box of groceries from Flamingo Estate (deliverable only in Los Angeles), a Prada baby bag, and a Hatch nesting bundle.Talia Abbas, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
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The correct response is Cheyenne, who happens to be Cory’s baby mama, and Jordan also happened to attend their gender-reveal party.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Ma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ma. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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