mam meaning (colloquial): definition, etymology and quotations

mam

noun

Northumbria /mæm/

Etymology Alteration or clipping of mama. Compare Scots mam, Early Scots mame (“mother”), mamye (“wet nurse”), Saterland Frisian Määme (“mother”), West Frisian mem (“mother”). Alternatively, possibly either conserved from or influenced by earlier Brythonic language.

Ireland, UK, Colloquial, Informal, Regional Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.

She'd sit by the fire, arms crossed, demanding that Ruby spike her tea with a cinder. But Ruby would never give in to her demands, no matter how much her mam begged. There was no alcohol in the house now; Arthur had made sure of that in an effort to get Mary sober.2021, Glenda Young, The Miner's Lass:

Derived terms: mammy, stepmam
Related terms: ma'am

mam

noun

Etymology From mammary.

UK, In plural, Slang A woman's breast.

There was another teacher […] who came to class fairly often wearing a thin silk blouse and NO BRA. Her 'mams' bounced appropriately, which was of course utterly FASCINATING for every boy in the class.2002, David M. Burns, Quests, page 24:
She focused her entire mind on that moment she had shared with Shan, the softness of her mams, the wetness of her lips.2022, Craig W. Stanfill, The Prophecy of the Heron: