1. (n.) A child's word for mother.

2. (n.) In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.

3. (conj.) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, Vivace, ma non troppo presto (i. e., lively, but not too quick).

dam foster mother genetrix mam mama mammy mater materfamilias maternal ancestor matriarch mom mommy mother mummy old lady old woman stepmother the old woman