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Yes. The word mam is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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3-letter words (1 found)

MAM,

2-letter words (3 found)

AM,MA,MM,

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Definitions and meaning of mam

mam

Translingual

Etymology

From English Mam.

Symbol

mam

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mam.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Mam terms

English

Etymology 1

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

mam (plural mams)

  1. (UK, Ireland, regional, informal, colloquial) Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.
Usage notes
  • Used in place of mum or ma in Scotland, Northumbrian dialects such as Geordie, as well as throughout Ireland and Liverpool, Cumbria, Kingston upon Hull, Shetland, and the South Wales valleys; the Welsh word for mother is mam.
See also
  • ma'am

References

  • Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “mam”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
  • Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin “mam”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎[1], archived from the original on 2024-09-05.

Etymology 2

From mammary.

Noun

mam (plural mams)

  1. (UK, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.

References

  • Tony Thorne (2014) “mam”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  […]: Bloomsbury

Anagrams

  • MMA, Amm, amm

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *maːm. Cognate with Sedang méam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːm/

Noun

mam 

  1. metal, iron, steel

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English ma'am, contraction of madam.

Noun

mam

  1. an address to a female superior
  2. an address to a female teacher

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from mámit (“to deceive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmam]
  • Hyphenation: mam
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

mam m inan

  1. (dated) fallacy, illusion, deception
    Synonyms: blud, klam

Declension

Further reading

  • “mam”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “mam”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “mam”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Noun

mam f (plural mammen, diminutive mammetje n)

  1. mother (mum)
    Synonyms: moeder, moe

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old Irish muimme (“foster mother”), Proto-Celtic *mammā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mˠamˠ]

Noun

mam f (genitive singular maime, nominative plural mamanna)

  1. mam, mum, mom

Declension

Synonyms

  • maime
  • mamaí

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

K'iche'

Noun

mam

  1. grandfather

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mam]

Verb

mam

  1. first-person singular present of měś

Derived terms

  • mamk a hamk

Luxembourgish

Contraction

mam

  1. contraction of mat + dem; with the

Mpade

Etymology

From Proto-Central Chadic *ɗawɨm.

Noun

mam f

  1. honey
  2. bee
  3. swarm

References

  • S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
  • R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic

North Frisian

Etymology

Cognates include West Frisian mem.

Noun

mam f (plural (Föhr-Amrum) mamen or (Mooring) mamne)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring) mother, mum
    mam an aatj ― mother and father (Föhr-Amrum)

Usage notes

  • In Mooring dialect it inflects in the same was as taatje (see there):
Hääst dü mamen sänj? ― Have you seen Mother?
Ik hääw anjörsne din mam sänj. ― I saw your mother yesterday.

See also

  • Mooter (Sylt)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: mam

Verb

mam

  1. first-person singular present of mieć

Verb

mam

  1. second-person singular imperative of mamić

Noun

mam f

  1. genitive plural of mama

Further reading

  • mam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Q'anjob'al

Noun

mam

  1. father

Serbo-Croatian

Adverb

mam (Cyrillic spelling мам)

  1. (Kajkavian) right now
  2. (Kajkavian) immediately

Related terms

  • odmah

Spanish

Etymology

From the name in Mam, of Mayan origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmam/ [ˈmãm]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: mam

Adjective

mam m or f (masculine and feminine plural mames)

  1. (relational) Mam (of or relating to the Mam people)

Noun

mam m (uncountable)

  1. Mam (language)

Noun

mam m or f by sense (plural mam or mames)

  1. Mam

Further reading

  • “mam”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmam/ [ˈmam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: mam

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ma'am, is a contraction of madam.

Noun

mam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔)

  1. alternative form of madam
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

mam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔) (childish)

  1. alternative form of mamam

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mam, from Proto-Brythonic *mamm, from Proto-Celtic *mammā, a baby talk word replacing Proto-Celtic *mātīr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mam/
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

mam f (plural mamau)

  1. mother
  2. ancestress
  3. dam
  4. queen bee

Usage notes

Some, especially northern, dialects employ a non-standard aspirate mutation of mam to mham. In practice, this only occurs after the determiner ei (“her”). See also nain to nhain for a similar example.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Mutation

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mam”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Wemba-Wemba

Noun

mam

  1. father

Yucatec Maya

Noun

mam

  1. ancestor

Source: wiktionary.org