mamaw

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mamaw

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Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

noun mamaws · mammaw · mawmaw

UK, dialectal One's mother.
Southern US, US, dialectal One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother.
Southern US, US, dialectal, uncommon One's mother.

Similar: meemaw, memaw

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@misc{mamaw_2026,
  title = {mamaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mamaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}