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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummynoun

    informal terms for a mother

  2. Master of Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AMnoun

    a master's degree in arts and sciences

  3. milliampere, mAnoun

    one thousandth of an ampere

  4. Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MAnoun

    a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

Wiktionary

  1. manoun

    Mother, mama.

  2. Manoun

    of east Asian derivation.

Wikipedia

  1. MA

    Ma, MA, or master

ChatGPT

  1. ma

    One general definition for "ma" is that it is a term originating from Japanese aesthetics and culture, referring to the concept of emptiness, space, or the pause between objects or events. It is often used to describe the importance of silence, gaps, or intervals in creating a sense of balance, harmony, or aesthetic sensibility in various art forms, such as music, architecture, design, and poetry.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Manoun

    a child's word for mother

  2. Manoun

    in Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother

  3. Ma

    but; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick)

  4. Etymology: [It.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ma

    mä, n. a childish contraction for mamma.

Suggested Resources

  1. ma

    The ma symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the ma symbol and its characteristic.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ma is ranked #1240 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ma surname appeared 28,452 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 10 would have the surname Ma.

    93.5% or 26,605 total occurrences were Asian.
    3% or 873 total occurrences were White.
    1.5% or 438 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 390 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.4% or 128 total occurrences were Black.
    0% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ma' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3644

Anagrams for ma »

  1. AM

  2. Am

  3. a.m.

  4. am

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ma in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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