From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMaMa /mɑː/, ma noun [countable] informal1MOTHERmother
What’s for dinner, Ma?2WOMAN old-fashioned used to mean ‘Mrs’ in some country areas of the US
old Ma HarrisExamples from the CorpusMa• But of course there were Avon and Ma and Pa and Aggie.• Hey Ma, can I go out with Billy?• I spoke to Ma, who seemed calm.• Here comes the light of the world ... Ma?• I telephoned your Mayesterday, to hear that things were a bitdepressing at the school and in the country generally.• Don't touchdumbhallucinogens like A. Listen to your Ma and Pa, and forget the headster time ever happened.Related topics: CollegeMAMA British English, M.A. American English /ˌem ˈeɪ/ noun [countable]SEC (Master of Arts) a universitydegree in a subject such as history, languages, or English literature that you can get after your first degreeMA in
He did an MA in graphic design at Manchester.
Vanessa Clark, MAExamples from the CorpusMA• The researchfindings will be published and used in developing an MA course for teachers of religiouseducation.• They had found for Cottle a scholarship to enable him to pursue an MA.• My daughtertaught during the day and studied in spare time for her MA.• He incorporatedMA of Cambridge in 1670.• He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, in 1631, proceedingMA in 1638.OriginMa(1800-1900)mama
