Meaning of AMA | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of American Medical Association.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of ask me anything.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Initialism of against medical advice.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Alternative spelling of amah.
   alt-of, alternative
5. A traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.
6. The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.
7. A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.
   countable, uncountable
8. Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.
9. paternal grandmother; paternal grandma
   Philippines, colloquial
10. A language of Papua New Guinea.
11. Initialism of Alberta Motor Association.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
12. term of address for one's paternal grandmother
    Philippines, colloquial
13. A Nilo-Saharan language of Sudan.
14. Initialism of Australian Medical Association.
    Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
15. A female given name.
16. Initialism of American Motorcyclist Association.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Examples

“Not only does the baby have a jewel then, or some handsome gift, but his ama (nurse) is remembered with a bright gold doubloon (sixteen dollars).”

“Again as with Juan, shortly after the religious rite the children would be transferred to the care of wet nurses, or amas, who would take them into their individual homes.”

“It was rumoured that she had been his ama, the wet nurse who then became part of the family, taking charge so effectively that she ruled the household.”

“"Perhaps," her grandmother had said. She was nearing death at that point, Mia's ama. Her body was wracked with arthritis, rheumatism, Parkinson's, osteoporosis and more. The maids said she was crazy with pain, and perhaps too far gone to even think properly.”

“There would always be some food offerrings there, and every morning, Amma would burn some incense. More elaborate offerings were made on the anniversaries of his birth and death, and the Chinese festivals for the dead such as Qingming in April and the Hungry Ghosts on the seventh lunar month.”

““While there is still time, we urge Florida to reconsider this change to help prevent a rise of infectious disease outbreaks that put health and lives at risk,” said Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, an AMA trustee.”

“We did this after the company abruptly terminated Victoria Taylor, a Reddit employee who worked extensively with us as well as with other moderator teams on facilitating A.M.A.s. […] When the company removed her without warning or providing alternative resources, it effectively hindered every community that hosts the wildly popular A.M.A.s that have made Reddit a part of the mainstream media conversation. […] We received news of Ms. Taylor’s termination in a chaotic way: Someone who was scheduled to conduct an A.M.A. flew to New York to visit the Reddit office and discovered a canceled appointment and no backup support.”

“While Obama’s AMA ended up being a bit bland, the experiences and knowledge shared by the vacuum repair man made it one of the most popular and memorable AMAs ever hosted.”

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