ma /ˈmɑ, ˈmɔ/
  媽
  Ma n.
  1. A child's word for mother.
  2.  In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).
  Ma, conj.  Mus. But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, “Vivace, ma non troppo presto” (i. e., lively, but not too quick).
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  ma
       n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: mama, mamma, mom, momma,
             mommy, mammy, mum, mummy, mater]
       2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Master of Arts,
           Artium Magister, AM]
       3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere]
       4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
          [syn: Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony]