Ma

Deep time unit

Ma is an informal term of address for one's mother: Ma, I'm home!

Ma is also a common Chinese surname (馬/马), as in Yo-Yo Ma or Jack Ma. (Lowercase ma is informal for mother; MA is Master of Arts or Massachusetts.)

mother

mommy

Mother, to children

  • mumRefusing to speak
  • mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
  • momFemale parent, informal

parent · maternal · matriarch · nurturing · caregiver · motherhood · maternity · motherly · familial · kinship

nickname

honorific

Respectful form of address

  • titleFormal honorific or name
Categories
Opposites
parental role

MaDad

Informal father title

Father · Old Man · Dada

temporal scale

Mathousand years

instant · moment · years · centuries

generational position

Mason

Male child relation

daughter · child · kid · kiddo · junior

Phrases
Family

mama, matrix, momma, mamas, mam, matron, mamma, maw, mammas

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G