Bible Dictionaries
Ma
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.
(2):
(conj.) But; - used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick).
(3):
(n.) A child's word for mother.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ma'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/ma.html. 1828.