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mam

SubstantivSubstantivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen

  • //mæm//

Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.

Substantiv

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    umgangssprachlichMum, mom; diminutive of mother.

    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.

Herkunft

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.

Substantiv

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    SlangA woman's breast.

    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.

Herkunft

From mammary.

Substantiv

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    Variante von ma'amMisspelling of ma'am.

Formen

Plural
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