ma

noun

1. informal terms for a mother

   Synonyms

   • mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy

   Less specific

   • mother, female parent

2. a master’s degree in arts and sciences

   Synonyms

   • Master of Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AM

   Less specific

   • master's degree

3. one thousandth of an ampere

   Synonyms

   • milliampere, mA

   Less specific

   • current unit

   Part of

   • ampere, amp, A

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

   Synonyms

   • Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA

   Parts

   • Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts, Cambridge, Concord, Gloucester, Lexington, Medford, Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester, Cape Ann, Cape Cod (more) , Cape Cod Canal, Plymouth, Salem, Williamstown, Berkshires, Berkshire Hills, Charles, Charles River, Housatonic, Housatonic River, Merrimack, Merrimack River, Taconic Mountains

   Part of

   • United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U, USA, U, New England