The difference between Ma and Maw

When used as nouns, ma means mother, mama, whereas maw means the stomach, especially of an animal.


Ma is also abbreviation with the meaning: may.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ma and Maw

  1. Ma as a noun (astronomy, usually, in the plural):

  1. Ma as a noun (colloquial, and in direct address):

    mother, mama

  1. Maw as a noun (archaic):

    The stomach, especially of an animal.

  2. Maw as a noun:

    The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.

  3. Maw as a noun:

    Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.

  4. Maw as a noun:

    Appetite; inclination.

  1. Maw as a noun (dialect, colloquial):

    Mother.

  1. Maw as a noun:

    A gull.

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