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Mam vs Missy - What's the difference?

mam | missy |

As nouns the difference between mam and missy

is that mam is diminutive of mother while missy is a young female; miss.

As proper nouns the difference between mam and missy

is that mam is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu while Missy is a diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

As an adjective missy is

of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.

mam

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, and, colloquial) Diminutive of mother.

    • Usage notes

    Used in place of mum or ma in Northumbrian dialects such as Geordie, as well as throughout Ireland and Liverpool.

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    Anagrams

    * Geordie English Liverpudlian English Northumbrian English English palindromes ----

    missy

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
    • English diminutives of female given names