English Explanatory Dictionary

meemaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
verb
  1. To mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of Lancashire.
noun
  1. Alternative form of mee-maw.

Word forms

meemaw meemaws meema memaw meemawing meemawed

Etymology

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of maw (“mother”).

Synonyms

mamaw
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