MA
Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA, Mass.
(noun) a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy
(noun) informal terms for a mother
milliampere, mA
(noun) one thousandth of an ampere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ma (plural mas)
(astronomy, usually, in the plural) Abbreviation of milli-arcsecond.
Etymology 2
The sound, which parents interpret as a reference to themselves, is very commonly made by infants.
Noun
ma (plural mas) (not generally used in the plural)
(colloquial, and in direct address) mother, mama
Usage notes
• Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person.
Hey, Ma, I’d like you to meet my friend Jamie.
Synonyms
• mama
• mamma
• mater
• maw
• mom (US)
• mommy (US)
• mother
• mum (British)
• mummy (British)
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
ma
May
Usage notes
• Usually capitalised as Ma.
Etymology 4
From my
Determiner
ma
(dialectal, informal) Alternative spelling of my
Etymology 5
Particle
ma (Singlish, Singapore, colloquial)
Alternative form of mah
Anagrams
• 'am, A&M, A. & M., A. M., A.M., AM, Am, Am., a.m., am
Adjective
MA (not comparable)
(statistics) Initialism of moving average.
Noun
MA (countable and uncountable, plural MAs)
Initialism of Master of Arts.
(US, TV) Initialism of mature audience, a television rating.
(US, military) Initialism of master-at-arms; also MAA.
Proper noun
MA (uncountable)
Postal abbreviation of Massachusetts, a state of the United States of America.
Maluku, a province of Indonesia.
MaranhĂŁo, a state of Brazil.
Anagrams
• 'am, A&M, A. & M., A. M., A.M., AM, Am, Am., a.m., am
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Ma
Abbreviation of May.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Ma
A common surname of East Asian derivation.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Ma
A language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Anagrams
• 'am, A&M, A. & M., A. M., A.M., AM, Am, Am., a.m., am
Source: Wiktionary