The difference between Grandmother and Meemaw

When used as nouns, grandmother means a mother of someone's parent, whereas meemaw means grandmother.


Meemaw is also verb with the meaning: to mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of lancashire.

check bellow for the other definitions of Grandmother and Meemaw

  1. Grandmother as a noun:

    A mother of someone's parent.

  2. Grandmother as a noun:

    A female ancestor or progenitor.

  1. Meemaw as a noun (US, dialect, Southern US):

    Grandmother.

  1. Meemaw as a verb (intransitive, UK, dialect):

    To mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of Lancashire.

  1. Meemaw as a noun: