mamma n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}] 2: milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: {mammary gland}, {mamma}]
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}.] [1913 Webster] Tell tales papa and mamma. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]