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English word origin

Etymology of mamma

Learned borrowing from Latin mamma.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. · An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Learned borrowing from Latin mamma.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative spelling of mama.

intj

Alternative spelling of mama.

verb

Alternative spelling of mama.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of mama.

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