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Noun: mamma (mammae)  ma-mu or maa-mu [N. Amer], mu'maa or ma-mu [Brit]
  1. Informal term for a mother
    - ma, mama, mom [N. Amer], momma [N. Amer], mommy [N. Amer], mammy, mum, mummy, mam [UK]
     
  2. Milk-secreting organ of female mammals
    - mammary gland

Derived forms: mammae

Type of: duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland, female parent, mother

Part of: female mammal

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