mam
/mæm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu.
Example Sentences
- "She'd sit by the fire, arms crossed, demanding that Ruby spike her tea with a cinder. But Ruby would never give in to her demands, no matter how much her mam begged. There was no alcohol in the house now; Arthur had made sure of that in an effort to get Mary sober."
- "There was another teacher […] who came to class fairly often wearing a thin silk blouse and NO BRA. Her 'mams' bounced appropriately, which was of course utterly FASCINATING for every boy in the class."
- "She focused her entire mind on that moment she had shared with Shan, the softness of her mams, the wetness of her lips."
- "Need a cwtch from Mam I do."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Mam
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Informal
- Slang
- Indian usage
- Uncountable