mam
( international standards ) ISO 639-3 language code forMam . Alteration orclipping ofmama Scots mam mame ( “ mother ” ) ,mamye ( “ wet nurse ” ) ,Saterland Frisian Määme ( “ mother ” ) ,West Frisian mem ( “ mother ” ) .Alternatively, possibly either conserved from or influenced by earlierBrythonic
mam (plural mams
( UK , Ireland , regional , informal , colloquial ) Mum ,mom ;diminutive ofmother 2021 The Miner's Lass :She'd sit by the fire, arms crossed, demanding that Ruby spike her tea with a cinder. But Ruby would never give in to her demands, no matter how much hermam begged. There was no alcohol in the house now; Arthur had made sure of that in an effort to get Mary sober.
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mam (plural mams
( UK , slang , chiefly in theplural ) breast .2002 , David M. Burns,Quests (page 24)There was another teacher [ …] who came to class fairly often wearing a thin silk blouse and NO BRA. Her 'mams' bounced appropriately, which was of course utterly FASCINATING for every boy in the class. 2022 , Craig W. Stanfill,The Prophecy of the Heron She focused her entire mind on that moment she had shared with Shan, the softness of hermams , the wetness of her lips. FromProto-Bahnaric *maːm Sedang méam
mam
metal ,iron ,steel Borrowed fromEnglish ma'am contraction ofmadam
mam
anaddress to afemale superior an address to a femaleteacher Deverbal frommámit ( “ to deceive ” ) .
mam m inan
( dated ) fallacy ,illusion ,deception Synonyms: blud klam Declension ofmam (hard masculine inanimate )
“mam ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “mam ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 “mam ”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025 mam f plural mammen diminutive mammetje n
mother (mum)Synonyms: moeder moe (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .) CompareOld Irish muimme ( “ foster mother ” ) ,Proto-Celtic *mammā
mam f genitive singular maime nominative plural mamanna
mam ,mum ,mom Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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grandfather mam
first-person singular present ofměś mam
contraction ofmat dem FromProto-Central Chadic *ɗawɨm
mam f
honey bee swarm Cognates includeWest Frisian mem
mam f plural ( Föhr-Amrum ) mamen or ( Mooring ) mamne
( Föhr-Amrum , Mooring ) mother ,mum mam an aatjmother and father (Föhr-Amrum )In Mooring dialect it inflects in the same was astaatje Hääst dümamen sänj? ―Have you seenMother ? Ik hääw anjörsne dinmam sänj. ―I saw yourmother yesterday. IPA (key ) : /ˈmam/ Rhymes:-am Syllabification:mam mam
first-person singular present ofmieć mam
second-person singular imperative ofmamić mam f
genitive plural ofmama mam in Polish dictionaries at PWNmam
father mam (Cyrillic spelling мам
( Kajkavian ) right now ( Kajkavian ) immediately From the name inMam Mayan
IPA (key ) : /ˈmam/ [ˈmãm] Rhymes:-am Syllabification:mam mam m or f masculine and feminine plural mames
( relational ) Mam ( of or relating to the Mam people ) mam m uncountable
Mam ( language ) mam m or f by sense plural mam or mames
Mam Borrowed fromEnglish ma'am contraction ofmadam
mam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔
Alternative form ofmadam mam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ ( childish )
Alternative form ofmamam FromMiddle Welsh mam Proto-Brythonic *mamm Proto-Celtic *mammā Proto-Celtic *mātīr
mam f plural mamau
mother ancestress dam queen bee Some, especially northern, dialects employ a non-standard aspirate mutation ofmam mham ei ( “ her ” ) . See alsonain nhain
cariad mam ( “ maternal love ” ) ein mam ni oll ( “ the mother of us all, the earth ” ) ffigwr mam ( “ mother figure ” ) llysfam ( “ stepmother ” ) Mam ( “ Mum, Mam, Mom ” ) mam cŵn bach ( “ over-protective mother ” ) Mam Duw ( “ Mother of God ” ) mam ddaear ( “ mother earth ” ) mam ddibriod ( “ unmarried mother ” ) mam faeth ( “ foster mother ” ) mam fedydd ( “ godmother ” ) mam feichiog ( “ expectant mother ” ) mam fenthyg ( “ surrogate mother ” ) mam frenhines ( “ queen mother ” ) mam goeden ( “ seed tree ” ) mam miloedd ( “ mind-your-own-business,Soleirolia soleirolii Cymbalaria muralis ” ) mam sy'n bwydo o'r fron ( “ nursing mother ” ) mam weddw ( “ widowed mother ” ) mam wen ( “ stepmother ” ) mam y drwg ( “ cause or root of evil ” ) mam y glo ( “ mother of coal, impure coal in a coal seam ” ) mam yng nghyfraith ( “ mother-in-law; wild pansy,Viola tricolor ” ) mam yn ei harddegau ( “ teenage mother ” ) mam yn Israel ( “ mother in Israel, elderly woman much loved by her family or community ” ) mam-dâp ( “ father tape ” ) mam-gu ( “ grandmother ” ) mameglwys ( “ mother-church ” ) mami ( “ mummy, mammy, mommy ” ) mamiaith ( “ mother tongue ” ) mamol ( “ motherly, maternal ” ) mamwlad ( “ mother country, fatherland ” ) Môn Mam Cymru ( “ Anglesey, the Mother of Wales ” ) parablu mam ( “ motherese ” ) yr Hen Fam ( “ Church of England ” ) △ Irregular.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mam ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies mam
father mam
ancestor 
