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Mommy vs Mam - What's the difference?

mommy | mam |

As proper nouns the difference between mommy and mam

is that mommy is (chiefly|used by young children) one's mother while mam is a mayan language spoken in the mexican state of chiapas and the guatemalan departments of quetzaltenango, huehuetenango, san marcos, and retalhuleu.

mommy

English

Noun

(mommies)
  • (US, Canada, usually, childish) Mother.

    • Synonyms

    * ma, mama, mamma, mom (qualifier), momma (US), mum (British), mummy (British)

    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 ----