妈妈 — meaning in English
mā ma
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English meaning
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- mammy noun An informal, affectionate word for mother.
- mum noun Mother — the common British and Irish term.
- parent noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.
Senses
妈妈 is used for these senses in English:
- jack (electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc. [from 19th c.]
- mammy (US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.
- mum (Commonwealth, Ireland, informal) Mother.
- parent The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.