Mab

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A slattern. obsolete
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of m(onoclonal) a(nti)b(ody). abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of monoclonal antibody. abbreviation, alt-of

    "Clinicians in the United States relied strongly on the use of two monoclonal antibody (mAbs) treatments for COVID-19, even after they were deauthorized by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new study."

  4. 4
    A cab; a hackney. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To dress untidily. obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A moon of Uranus
  2. 2
    A female given name, related to Maeve.

    ""Good-bye, Mab," said Mr. Ford, stretching out his arm, and gathering her to his heart. "Good-bye, darling - you will think of the old man, eh?" Tears and kisses were Mab's only reply."

Example

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""Good-bye, Mab," said Mr. Ford, stretching out his arm, and gathering her to his heart. "Good-bye, darling - you will think of the old man, eh?" Tears and kisses were Mab's only reply."

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