mah
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9.9
- noun
- /mɑː/
- Slang
:
mamá
- After school, I went to my friend's house to see if her mah could help us with our homework.
- mah dance
Examples
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My mah always makes the best cookies during the holidays.
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My mother's hosting a mah-jongg tournament, and she wanted me to be there.
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I went to visit my grandmother recently, and all these old Jewish women... sit around and play mah-jongg and all sound like little bees when they talk.
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I love mah-jongg.
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I called my mah to tell her I would be late for dinner.
Synonyms
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1.0
A woman who has a child and cares for them
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1.0
A child's word for their mother
735
7.9
A friendly informal name people use for their mother
223
1.9
A woman who gave you birth or cared for you
202
7.7
A child's informal name for their mother
98
5.6
A child's word for their mother
32
7.5
A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow
24
9.8
A woman who is a mother or cares for children
19
9.1
An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas
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8.2
A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland
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8.8
A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families
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9.5
A child's loving word for mother
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9.0
A word children use for their mother
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7.9
A loving name a child uses for their mother
Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families
A warm informal name used for a mother in Urdu and Hindi
A loving word for mother used in Wales
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mah as a noun is a casual form of ma, a short, common word for 'mother' used in English and many other languages. So when someone says mah, they simply mean 'mom' in an informal, friendly way.