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Define the word Mamma

"Mamma" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Mamma \Mam*ma"\, n. [Reduplicated from the infantine word ma,
   influenced in spelling by L. mamma.]
   Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity. [Written also
   mama.]
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         Tell tales papa and mamma.               --Swift.
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"Mamma" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Mamma \Mam"ma\, n.; pl. Mammae. [L. mamma breast.] (Anat.)
   A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all
   mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary
   gland; a breast; udder; bag.
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"mamma" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

mamma
     n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mom, momma,
           mommy, mammy, mum, mummy, mater]
     2: milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: mammary gland]
     [also: mammae (pl)]