μάνα — meaning in English

English meaning

• base noun The lowest part of something, on which it stands or rests; a foundation.
• mother noun A female parent.
• stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.

Senses

μάνα is used for these senses in English:

• base A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
• mother A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
• stock (cards, in a card game) A stack of undealt cards made available to the players.

base — full definition

1. noun The lowest part of something, on which it stands or rests; a foundation.
2. noun A place used as the main point of operations for a person, group, or military force.
3. verb To use something as a starting point or foundation for a decision, argument, or story.
4. adjective Morally low; without honour or decency.

mother — full definition

1. noun A female parent.
2. noun The origin or source of something.
3. verb To care for someone the way a mother would, sometimes to an overprotective degree.

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