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mrs | mam |

As an initialism mrs

is materials research society.

As a proper noun mam is

a mayan language spoken in the mexican state of chiapas and the guatemalan departments of quetzaltenango, huehuetenango, san marcos, and retalhuleu.

mrs

English

Abbreviation

(Mmes)
  • (UK) A title used before an adult female's name or surname. Traditionally reserved for married individuals and used with the married surname.
  • * 1775 , (Richard Brinsley Sheridan), ''(The Rivals):
  • Mrs Malaprop said, “He’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.”
  • *, chapter=12
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}

    Derived terms

    * missus * misses

    See also

    * Ms * Miss * Dr * Mr

    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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