2 entries under this word

Amma

Am'ma, n.

noun

n. [Ger. amme, O. H. Ger. amma, Sp. ama, nurse; Bisc. & O. H. Ger. amm, mother; Heb. em, Ar. ammun, ummun, mother.] An abbess or spiritual mother.

Ăm'mă, n.

noun

n. [N. Lat. amma, Gr. ἅμμα, tie, knot, from ἅπτειν, to tie.] A girdle or truss used in ruptures.