ma C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /mɑ/ UK /mɑː/ See IPA manual Homophones mah /mɑ/ Minimal pairs Sounds like mot /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Meanings 1 noun (informal) mother Ma called us in for supper at dusk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · (informal) mother mommummothermamamommy ↔ Opposites pafather Word family Related forms mamamammamummom Etymology AI details A nursery word, shortened from mama, of imitative origin reflecting an infant's early babbling syllable; paralleled across many languages. Topics Family & Relationships Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ma **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /mɑː/ ## Meanings 1. (informal) mother ## Examples - Ma called us in for supper at dusk. ## Synonyms - mom - mum - mother - mama - mommy ## Antonyms - pa - father ## Related Forms - mama - mamma - mum - mom ## Etymology A nursery word, shortened from mama, of imitative origin reflecting an infant's early babbling syllable; paralleled across many languages. ## AI Etymology Ma is a nursery word, shortened from mama, of imitative origin reflecting an infant's early babbling syllable; paralleled across many languages. The same word family includes mama, mamma, mum, mom. Its current noun use means "(informal) mother". ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Register & Style markdown