Ma
Ma (ma) , noun
[Compare Mamma.]
1.
A child's word for mother.
2.
In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. — Balfour (Cyc. of India)
Ma , conjunction
[Italian]
(Music) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, “Vivace, ma non troppo presto” (that is, lively, but not too quick). — Moore (Encyc. of Music)