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👩‍👦 Mother 🐄 Milk gland
mamma

mamma

1 5.8
The part of a female animal that makes milk to feed her young
  • noun
  • /ˈmæmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glándula mamaria
  • During the lesson, the teacher explained how the mamma produces milk for her young.

Examples

  • Understanding the function of the mamma is essential in mammalian biology.

  • Is my mamma sick some more?

    Three on a Match (1932)

  • Mamma needs some milk," she said.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Then she thought of the quiet nursery at home, with mammy singing to the baby, and she wished herself safe in her little bed, holding fast to mamma's hand.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • So now that she has her lotion on, her PJ's on and a new diaper, it's time to go get some on mama's milk.

  • The baby reached for mamma when it was hungry.

Synonyms

breast
vsmamma
706 1.0

One of the two soft round parts on a woman's chest that make milk

is the general term applying across female mammals rather than only humans
mammary gland
vsmamma
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A body part in female mammals that makes milk to feed babies

is the same organ but uses a shorter, less technical name

Surface Forms

mamma singular
mammary glands plural
mammary plural

Etymology

Mamma also names the milk gland and comes from an old Latin word mamma meaning 'breast'. You can see the same root in mammal, the animal group named for mothers that feed their young with 'milk', so mamma links to feeding baby animals.