Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK, dialectal)One's mother.

  2. (Southern US, US, dialectal)One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother.

Origin

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

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Forms

plural: mamaws

Synonyms

2 synonyms
meemawmemaw

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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