mamma
Child's first word
Mamma is a child's word for mother, now old-fashioned in American English where mama or mommy predominates.
The spelling with double m remains current in British English.
In anatomy, a mamma is a milk-secreting organ—the breast or udder—from which mammal derives.
Plural: mammae.
Upper front torso
- nippleMammary projection
- areolaPigmented ring around nipple
- glandularOf secretion-producing organs
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
lobules · tissue · lactation · biopsy · mastectomy · adenoma · carcinoma · oncology
Caring for children
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- bondingForming close connections
- cradlingHolding tenderly, protectively
- feedingGiving food to
nursing · soothing · rearing · attachment · protection · affection · guidance · lullaby
Treasured or costly
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- belovedOne who is treasured
affectionate · tender · loving · diminutive · familiar · intimate · warm · cherished
Pouch-like cloud protrusions
- cumulusDense, billowing cloud type
- cloudscapeAtmospheric formation vista
- thunderheadTall storm-producing cloud
- anvilMetal-shaping block
convection · storm · sky · formation · undulation · pouch · lobe · ominous
mother
Female parent
ma · parent · matriarch · guardian · progenitor · ancestor · lineage · heritage · kin · offspring
breast
Upper front torso
ducts · lobules · tissue · lactation · biopsy · mastectomy · adenoma · carcinoma · oncology · estrogen
mothering
Caring for children
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- bondingForming close connections
- cradlingHolding tenderly, protectively
feeding · nursing · soothing · rearing · attachment · protection · affection · guidance · lullaby · nourishment
dear
Treasured or costly
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
beloved · affectionate · tender · loving · diminutive · familiar · intimate · warm · cherished · doting
mammatus
Pouch-like cloud protrusions
- cumulusDense, billowing cloud type
- cloudscapeAtmospheric formation vista
- thunderheadTall storm-producing cloud
anvil · convection · storm · sky · formation · undulation · pouch · lobe · ominous · dramatic
- mamma's boyOverly dependent son
- mamma miaItalian expression of surprise
- marine mammalsWarm-blooded ocean animals
- woolly mammothExtinct hairy elephant species
- wooly mammothExtinct cold-adapted elephant relative
- native mammalsAnimals indigenous to region
mammal, mammoth, mammals, mammary, mammogram, mammas, mammae