Lewis & Short

1. Mānĭa, ae, f.

  1. I. In the Roman religion, the mother of the Lares, Varr. L. L. 9, § 61 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 7, 34 sq.; Arn. 3, 124; Mart. Cap. 2, § 164.
  2. II. A bugbear, bugaboo for children, Arn. 6 fin.; cf.: Maniae turpes deformesque personae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.