meemaw

noun

"meemaw" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“meemaw” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).

Corpus desk

Index EN-meemaw · meemaw · English

meemaw · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for meemaw
PropertyValue
Headwordmeemaw
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “meemaw” in English

meemawranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meemaw is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).".

Zero misspellings are on record for meemaw in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of maw (“mother”). The correct English form is meemaw, spelled M-E-E-M-A-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how meemaw appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “Let's celebrate with drinks at Tipsy River.” “Uh, I don't want to go to Tipsy River. I don't want to bother my meemaw while she's working.” “Let's not push it. He's embarrassed of his country-ass grandma.” “Don't be embarrassed of your meemaw, Wayne. She's fun.”
  2. “Captain, we are in orbit of Brekka.” “Dr. Migleemo, you have the conn.” “Ba-ha-ha. A feast of opportunities to make you proud, Captain.” “Keep it together, Doctor. You'll do fine.” “[sniffles] It's really happening.” “Orders, sir?” “Yes. Initiate a subspace communication link to my meema. I want her to see her special boy being the captain!” “Yes, sir.”

Etymology

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of maw (“mother”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meemaw"?
"meemaw" is spelled M-E-E-M-A-W.
What does "meemaw" mean?
As a noun, "meemaw" means: Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
What is the origin of the word "meemaw"?
Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of maw (“mother”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list