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mams

mams is the plural of mam.

Meaning of mam

Noun (1)

mam (plural mams)

  1. (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

Noun (2)

mam (plural mams)

  1. (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

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What is mams the plural of?
Mams is the plural of mam.

Words near mams in the dictionary

  1. Mampruli
  2. Mamprusi
  3. Mamprusis
  4. mampus
  5. mampy
  6. mams
  7. mamsahib
  8. mamsahibs
  9. mamsell
  10. mamselle
  11. mamselles

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