Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MAM, or MAM-MA
MAM, or MAM-MA, n. [L. mamma, the breast or pap, and mother; W. mam; Arm. mamm; Ir. muime, a nurse; Antiq. Gr. μαμμη.]
A familiar word for mother, used by young children.
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