meemaw

Meanings

Plural: meemaws

Noun

Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
Alternative form of mee-maw.

Verb

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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

mamaw

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