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mam

mother

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Additional definitions

  • mum
  • dam
  • ancestress
  • queen bee

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Prynodd fy mam sgert newydd i fi.

My mom bought me a new skirt.A2

Dyna ddywedodd fy mam wrtha' i.

That's what my mom told me.B1

Yn benodol, bydd yn rhoi pwerau i ni wahardd symud cŵn bach a chathod bach ifanc, a ddylent fod gyda'u mam o hyd, trwy godi'r isafswm oedran ar gyfer dod i Brydain Fawr i chwe mis.

Specifically, it will give us powers to prohibit the movement of young puppies and kittens, which should still be with their mother, by raising the minimum age they can come into Great Britain to six months.B2

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of mam in a sentence.

Base form
mam
Treiglad Meddal
fam
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