mammet

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mammet

/ˈmamɪt/ UK

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From Middle English mawmet, from Anglo-Norman maumet, shortened form of mauhoumet, mahumet; deriving from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), ultimately derived from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad and Mahound.

noun mammets · maumet · mawmet · mommet

obsolete A false god; an idol. Moloc that mawmett. there darre no man wᵗ ſay The Reſte of ſuche Reconyng may make a fowle fraye
A doll or puppet; a lifeless figure, an effigy, a scarecrow. And then to haue a wretched puling foole, / A whining mammet, in her Fortunes tender, / To answer, Ile not wed, I cannot Loue: / I am too young, I pray you pardon me.
A contemptible person; a weakling, a fool. Blind, deaf, insensate driveler!—Torpid, blockish, brainless mammet!

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@misc{mammet_2026,
  title = {mammet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mammet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}