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M / mammŭla
noun

mammŭla

gen. mammŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a little breast; teat
a little breast or teat.
Lit., Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 2; Cels. 7, 26, 1.—
little mamma, mammy by extension
Transf., in the language of children, little mamma, mammy, Inscr. Orell. 4849; 4671; cf. mamma, II. B.
Perseus ID: n27803 Key: mammula1