Feminine

mamma

Meaning

  1. (declension-1, feminine) breast
  2. (declension-1, feminine) udder; pap
  3. (declension-1, feminine) teat, dug
  4. (childish, declension-1, feminine) mama (mother)
  5. (broadly, declension-1, feminine) a protuberance on tree bark

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmam.ma]
Etymology

Uncertain. Either a native childish term of onomatopoeic origin, or borrowed from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).

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