mA

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ma
    n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma},
         {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}]
    2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of
       Arts}, {MA}, {Artium Magister}, {AM}]
    3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: {milliampere}, {mA}]
    4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
       {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}, {MA}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ma \Ma\ (m[aum]), n. [Cf. {Mamma}.]
   1. A child's word for mother.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of
      address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of
      India).
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ma \Ma\, conj. [It.] (Mus.)
   But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non
   troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore
   (Encyc. of Music).
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

ma

   <networking> The {country code} for Morocco.

   (1999-01-27)

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "ma":
      dam, foster mother, genetrix, mam, mama, mammy, mater,
      materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother,
      mummy, old lady, old woman, stepmother, the old woman

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