Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mamaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
ma-maw
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's mother.

British usage

noun

One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother.

American usage

noun

One's mother.

American usage

Etymology

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mamaws (plural) mammaw (alternative) mawmaw (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

papaw

Synonyms

meemaw memaw

Questions

What does mamaw mean?
One's mother.
Where does mamaw come from?
Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

How to pronounce mamaw

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