mamma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun informal terms for a mother
    ma; mummy; mommy; mammy; mum; momma; mom; mama.
  2. noun milk-secreting organ of female mammals
    mammary gland.

WordNet

Mam*ma" noun
Etymology
Reduplicated from the infantine word ma, influenced in spelling by L. mamma.
Definitions
  1. Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity. Written also mama.
    Tell tales papa and mamma. Swift.
Mam"ma noun
Etymology
L. mamma breast.
Wordforms
plural Mammæ
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; under; bag.

Webster 1913