mamma

See mama.

Pl. mammæ (-ē). The mammary gland and associated structures; the characteristic organ of the class Mammalia, which in the female secretes milk for the nourishment of the young; a breast or udder.

[capitalized] A genus of sea-snails of the family Naticidæ.

A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; udder; bag.

Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.