mammaws
Grandmas, down South
Mammaws is a plural of mammaw, a Southern U.S. dialectal term for grandmother.
The spelling varies—mamaw, mawmaw, meemaw—all representing regional pronunciations of the same affectionate term: Both my mammaws lived within walking distance.
Like other grandmother names (nana, granny, grandma), it often becomes a proper noun when used as a name.
Mother of a parent
- grandmaFemale elder relative
- grannyInformal term for grandmother
- nanaInformal term for grandmother
- meemawDialectal term for grandmother
grandparent · matriarch · elder · ancestor · family · generations · lineage · grandchildren
grandmother
Mother of a parent
meemaw · grandparent · matriarch · elder · ancestor · family · generations · lineage · grandchildren · grandkids
Appalachia
Eastern U.S. mountain region
dialect · porch · rocking chair · sweet tea · biscuits · collard greens · holler · homestead · folkways · churchgoing
cooking
Preparing food with heat
homemade · comfort food · quilts · knitting · caregiving · spoiling · treats · cookies · pie · Sunday dinner
mammawsgrandchildren
Offspring of offspring
granddaughters · grandsons · great-grandchildren · grandbabies · descendants
mammawspawpaws
Custardy North American fruits
grandpas · granddads · grandfathers · grandpappies · pop-pops
mammawsgrandmothers
Female ancestors, twice removed
nanas · grandmamas · grandmas · maternal grandmothers · grannies
- mamma's boyOverly dependent son
- mamma miaItalian expression of surprise
- mamma bearFemale ursine parent
- yo mammaInsulting reference to parent
- sugar mammaWealthy older female patron
- mamma jammaSlang for impressive thing