Ma vs. Mum — What's the Difference?

Mother.

One's mother

Mother, mama

A cultivated chrysanthemum.

(colloquial) The landlady of a theater.

Silent.

May

Act in a traditional masked mime or a mummers' play

Alternative spelling of my

Not verbalizing; silent.

A child's word for mother.

Used as a command to stop speaking.

In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.

To act or play in a pantomime.

But; - used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick).

To go merrymaking in a mask or disguise especially during a festival.

Informal terms for a mother

Mother.

A master's degree in arts and sciences

A chrysanthemum.

One thousandth of an ampere

A strong beer originally brewed in Brunswick, Germany.

A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

Mother.

Ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman.

A chrysanthemum.

A decoration made originally of a real chrysanthemum but now usually an artificial (silk) flower combined with ribbons and marked with such indicators as the wearer's name, school name, the year, and so on; traditionally worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations.

(obsolete) silence

A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.

(colloquial) Silent.

(colloquial) Secret.

Stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!

To act in a pantomime or dumb show.

Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum.

Be silent! Hush!

Silence.

A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.

Of China

Informal terms for a mother

Secrecy;

Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;