noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US, US, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mamaw
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
meemaw
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of mee-maw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, intransitive
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History
Etymology
Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of maw (“mother”).
Possibly related to maw (“mouth; opening”).