Etymology

mam

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Today it means: Mum, mom; diminutive of mother. Full definition →

Brythonic
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mam · noun1

  1. Brythonic · derived from
  2. English todaymam

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.

mam · noun2

From mammary.

Mam · proper noun3

  1. Welsh · borrowed fromMam“Mum, Mom”
  2. English todayMam

From Welsh Mam (“Mum, Mom”).

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