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mam¹

  • /mæm/ Northumbria

Where it comes from

Alteration or clipping of mama. Compare Scots mam, Early Scots mame (“mother”), mamye (“wet nurse”), Saterland Frisian Määme (“mother”), West Frisian mem (“mother”).

Alternatively, possibly either conserved from or influenced by earlier Brythonic language.

noun mams

  1. Ireland, UK, colloquial, informal, regional Mum, mom; diminutive of mother. She'd sit by the fire, arms crossed, demanding that Ruby spike her tea with a cinder. But Ruby would never give in to her demands, no matter how much her mam begged. There was no alcohol in the house now; Arthur had made sure of that in an effort to get Mary sober.

mam²

  • /mæm/ Northumbria

Where it comes from

From mammary.

noun mams

  1. UK, in plural, slang A woman's breast. There was another teacher […] who came to class fairly often wearing a thin silk blouse and NO BRA. Her 'mams' bounced appropriately, which was of course utterly FASCINATING for every boy in the class.

mam³

  • /mæm/ Northumbria

noun

  1. India, misspelling Misspelling of ma'am DID YOU EVER BATHE IN ROSE WATER BEFORE HUH, DID YOU? / NO MAM! ITS^([sic]) ALL SALT WHERE I CAME FROM.

Mam⁴

proper noun

  1. A Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu.

Mam⁵

Where it comes from

From Welsh Mam (“Mum, Mom”).

proper noun

  1. Ireland, Wales, informal One’s mother. Need a cwtch from Mam I do.

    Similar: Mom, Mommy, Mother, Mummy, Mum · Opposite: Dad

MAM⁶

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of methylazoxymethanol

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: momma, mammy, mommy, mum, mama, mom, madame, mother, madam, lady, parent, mummy, mamma, ams, maw, mma

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"mam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mam

Chicago

"mam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mam.

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@misc{mam_2026,
  title = {mam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}