2007-07-09 00:17:19 · 8 answers · asked by Ric C 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
A lot of kids (especially in the southern US) call their grandparents that--maw maw (grandmother) and paw paw (grandfather), or some variation (ma-maw, pa-paw, mee maw pee paw, etc.) Are you sure you're not thinking of muu muu (a big, tent-like house coat that many older or overweight women wear)?
2007-07-09 07:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an affectionate way of saying "Grandmother," mainly used by children. When I was little, I shortened "Maw maw" to "Mamaw." (Actually, I still call my grandmothers "mamaw," even though I'm 28. Some things never change, I guess.)
2007-07-09 07:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by Avie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is mau mau which is a Kenyan militant insurrection movement, a maw maw is a grand ma, very Texan and Louisianan in dialect, it's what I always called her and what everyone else called their grand ma's too
2007-07-09 07:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by carpathian mage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it anything like a Paw-Paw? (grandfather in American southern slang)
Though, I have seen the spelling for grandmother (in American southern slang) as Mee-Maw.
2007-07-09 07:20:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grand Mother.
2007-07-09 07:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by Robert S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Southern for Granny
2007-07-09 09:07:35 · answer #6 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ma Ma. Mother. Mom.
2007-07-09 07:24:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grandmother in Cajun. Most references are for recipes for Cajun cooking and grandmothers who own those recipes.
2007-07-09 07:28:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋