My vs. Ma: What's the Difference?
My and Ma Definitions
My
Used as a modifier before a noun
My boots.
My accomplishments.
Ma
Mother.
My
Used preceding various forms of polite, affectionate, or familiar address
My friend, you are so right.
Ma
Mother, mama
My
Used in various interjectional phrases
My word! My goodness!.
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Ma
(colloquial) The landlady of a theater.
My
Used as an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, or dismay
Oh, my! What a tiring day!.
Ma
May
My
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
Ma
Alternative spelling of my
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My
Belonging to me.
I can't find my book.
Ma
A child's word for mother.
My
Associated with me.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Ma
In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.
My
Related to me.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
Ma
But; - used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick).
My
In the possession of me.
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
Ma
Informal terms for a mother
My
Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
My, what big teeth you have!
Ma
A master's degree in arts and sciences
My
Of or belonging to me; - used always attributively; as, my body; my book; - mine is used in the predicate; as, the book is mine. See Mine.
Ma
One thousandth of an ampere
Ma
A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
