μάμμη
μάμμη, mamma, mammy
μάμμ-η, ἡ, childʼs word for
- mother, ὦ μάμμη Pherecr. 70, cf. Men. Sam. 28; Σισύφου ὦ μ. AP 11.67 (Myrin.), cf. Epicur. Fr. 176.
- II motherʼs breast, Arr. Epict. 2.16.43.
- III later, grandmother, POxy. 1644.12 (i B. C.), Ph. 2.301, Plu. Agis 4, LXX 4 Ma. 16.9, SIG 844 B 5 (Chaeronea, iii A. D.), etc.
μάμμη, v. μάμμα.
μάμμη, ἡ, = μάμμα.
Strong 3125
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1. in cl., a child's name for mother.
2. In late Gk. (= cl., τήθη), a grandmother: (LXX, IV Mac 16:9), II Ti 1:5.†
μάμμη, ἡ,
- Imamma, mammy, a childʼs attempt to articulate mother, Anth.:—so ἄττα, πάππας, τάτα, τέττα, papa, for father.
- IIa grandmother, Plut.