1. A woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
   "the ma of three children";
   - mother, female parent, mama [informal], mamma [informal], mom [N. Amer, informal], momma [N. Amer, informal], mommy [N. Amer, informal], mammy [informal], mum [Brit, informal], mummy [informal], mumma [informal], mam [UK, informal], mater [UK, archaic, informal], supermom [informal]

1. A state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies
   - Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, Mass.
    
2. A master's degree in arts and sciences
   - Master of Arts, Artium Magister, AM

1. One thousandth of an ampere
   "The LED required a current of 20 mAs to operate";
   - milliampere

Sounds like: lynx, li, ma, mar

Derived forms: mas, mAs, MAs

Type of: American state, current unit, master's degree, parent

Part of: A, America, amp, ampere, 'Merica, New England, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Ma, Joe