mamaws
Dialect for grandmothers
Mamaws is the plural of mamaw, an informal term for grandmother used primarily in the American South and Appalachia.
The spelling varies—memaw, meemaw, maw-maw—but all represent the same affectionate family term: Both mamaws came to the graduation.
Like other grandmother nicknames (nana, granny, grandma), it distinguishes between maternal and paternal grandmothers in casual speech.
Mother of a parent
- grandmaFemale elder relative
- grannyInformal term for grandmother
- nanaInformal term for grandmother
- abuelaGrandmother, in Spanish
matriarch · elder · grandparent · ancestor · family · generations · lineage · grandchildren
Instructions for preparing dishes
- biscuitsSmall, leavened quick breads
- preservesCooked fruit in sugar
- canningAirtight food preservation
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
cornbread · cast-iron · gravy · cobbler · quilting · apron · kitchen · homemade
grandmother
Mother of a parent
abuela · matriarch · elder · grandparent · ancestor · family · generations · lineage · grandchildren · grands
recipes
Instructions for preparing dishes
pie · cornbread · cast-iron · gravy · cobbler · quilting · apron · kitchen · homemade · jelly
Appalachia
Eastern U.S. mountain region
rocking-chair · holler · country · homestead · folkways · tobacco · overalls · snuff · farmhouse · hollering
babysitting
Caring for others' children temporarily
advice · comfort · hugs · cookies · unconditional · patience · stories · lessons · lap · bedtime
mamawsgrandchildren
Offspring of offspring
granddaughters · grandbabies · grandsons · great-grandchildren · grandkids
mamawspawpaws
Custardy North American fruits
granddaddies · grandpas · peepaws · grampas · grampies
mamawsgrandmothers
Female ancestors, twice removed
maternal grandmothers · paternal grandmothers · grandparents · grandmother