MAMMA
What does "MAMMA" mean?
A childish or affectionate word for mother; also the milk-secreting organ of a mammal.
Meanings
- Mother, especially as an affectionate or childish form of address. The toddler reached up for her mamma. informal
- In anatomy, the milk-producing mammary gland of a female mammal. The class studied the structure of the mamma in mammals. technical
Did you know?
- Linnaeus named the whole class 'Mammalia' in 1758 after the Latin 'mamma' (breast) — defining mammals by the very organ this word also means.
Word origin
From Latin 'mamma', meaning both 'breast' and 'mother', echoing the 'ma' sound infants make; the biological class 'Mammalia' shares this root.
Remember it
MAMMA holds two M's like two arms wrapped around the 'A' of a child.
A little poem
The first word is a sound, not yet a name-
two soft M's reaching out, and home that came.
couplet
What it teaches
The earliest word we speak is usually the one for the person who taught us to.
Quick facts
What does MAMMA mean?
A childish or affectionate word for mother; also the milk-secreting organ of a mammal.
Is MAMMA a valid word?
Yes — MAMMA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MAMMA?
MAMMA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MAMMA come from?
From Latin 'mamma', meaning both 'breast' and 'mother', echoing the 'ma' sound infants make; the biological class 'Mammalia' shares this root.
What can MAMMA teach us?
The earliest word we speak is usually the one for the person who taught us to.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.