mam

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /mæm/ UK /mam/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like mom /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

noun
a familiar or dialectal word for one's mother

She ran home to tell her mam about her exam results.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a familiar or dialectal... mother mum mom ma mama mommy

Opposites

dad father

Word family

Related forms mamma mama ma mum

Etymology

A nursery and dialectal word for mother, of imitative origin from an infant's babbling syllable, related to mama and mamma.

Topics

Communication Register & Style

External links

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