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mamma
1[ mah-muh, muh-mah ]
mamma
2[ mam-uh ]
noun
- Anatomy, Zoology. a structure, characteristic of mammals, that comprises one or more mammary glands with an associated nipple or teat, usually rudimentary unless developed and activated for the secretion of milk in the female after the birth of young.
- Meteorology. (used with a plural verb) the hanging protuberances of a mammatus, on the undersurface of a thunderstorm cloud:
The mamma in this formation are distinctly ominous.
mamma
1noun
- dzdzˈɑːəəˈɑː another word for mother 1
- informal.ˈɑːə a buxom and voluptuous woman
mamma
2/ ˈæə /
noun
- the milk-secreting organ of female mammals: the breast in women, the udder in cows, sheep, etc
- functioning as plural breast-shaped protuberances, esp from the base of cumulonimbus clouds
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of mamma1
Origin of mamma2
Example Sentences
The name mammatus comes from the Latin mamma which means 'udder' or 'breast'.
She claims she even uses words and mannerisms such as "mamma mia", "bambino" and "si" in conversation without realising it.
“And to defend the right of her mamma and papa to do all that they can for her.”
“No mamma must be forced to interrupt nursing to return to work, no women should be denied this possibility,” she said.
“If we want healthy babies, we have to have healthy mammas — and that is so important,” said Republican state Sen. Elaine Gannon, one of the sponsors of the Missouri legislation.
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