Meemaw
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meemaw is a noun meaning (US, dialect, Southern US) Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
Meaning
(US, dialect, Southern US) Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
More Meanings
- (intransitive, UK, dialect) 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.
- Alternative form of mee-maw.
Example Sentences
“Nor me noather,” replied Ben. “They'n too mony meemaws abeawt 'em for me.”
Bill, who had nudged the other customer out of the shop and locked the door, meemawed at him to wait.
Basically, you meemawed anything you didn't want people to overhear, even when there was no one around to listen in.
On working days weavers who had jobs were already meemawing across the racket of looms as the van delivered and in hot weather, with weaving shed doors open, the sound bombarded the streets.
Word Forms
- meemaws
- meema
- meemawing
- meemawed
Synonyms for meemaw
Depending on context, synonyms include mamaw.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mamaw, grandmaw, grandmammy, grandmomma, grandmom, eldmother.
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