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- noun US, dialect, southern US
grandmother , especially maternal grandmother - noun US, dialect, southern US, less commonly
mother
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Examples
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My "mamaw" absolutely loves you and it's depressing her to see you go.
unknown title 2009
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My "mamaw" absolutely loves you and it's depressing her to see you go.
unknown title 2009
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My "mamaw" absolutely loves you and it's depressing her to see you go.
unknown title 2009
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Well, I would, she says, her voice taking on an innocent twang, ifn I didnt have Earl Junior on the way, and you know mamaw cant stay alone in the trailer so good no more.
Fade Lisa McMann 2009
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Well, I would, she says, her voice taking on an innocent twang, ifn I didnt have Earl Junior on the way, and you know mamaw cant stay alone in the trailer so good no more.
Fade Lisa McMann 2009
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Well, I would, she says, her voice taking on an innocent twang, ifn I didnt have Earl Junior on the way, and you know mamaw cant stay alone in the trailer so good no more.
Fade Lisa McMann 2009
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Well, I would, she says, her voice taking on an innocent twang, ifn I didnt have Earl Junior on the way, and you know mamaw cant stay alone in the trailer so good no more.
Fade Lisa McMann 2009
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James Binnie cautioned his friend the Colonel against the attractions of the buxom siren; and laughingly would ask Clive how he would like Mrs. Mackenzie for a mamaw?
The Newcomes 2006
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[00: 57] Liastnir: will your mamaw try her hand at criminal defense?
waterdiluted Diary Entry waterdiluted 2006
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It isn't bad enough that I have to tromp through miles of toys at Christmas with these women and listen to how their little angels threw their arms around Grandma's neck and said, "I wub you mamaw."
The Ties That Bind...And Gag! Bombeck, Erma 1987
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