different between mamaw vs papaw

English

Alternative forms

• mammaw, mawmaw

Etymology

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

Noun

mamaw (plural mamaws)

1. (Britain, dialect, Scottish lowlands) One's mother.
2. (US, dialect, Southern US) One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother.
3. (US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) One's mother.

Usage notes

"Ma maw" is Lowland Scots for "my mother". "Ma" is used when addressing one's own mother, and "maw" when addressing others' mothers ("aye yer maw", Glaswegian humour implying disbelief with a hint of ridicule).

Synonyms

• meemaw, memaw

See also

• papaw

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Cognate with Tagalog mamaw (“monster; talented; intelligent”) and Cebuano amaw (“devil; monster; fool; stupid”).

Noun

mamaw

1. elf; goblin; sprite; fairy; ghost; etc.

Synonyms

• mamamáhoy
• tamáo
• tumáo
• kamâkamâ

Tagalog

Etymology

Cognate with Cebuano amaw (“devil; monster; fool; stupid”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”). Possibly related to Tagalog halimaw, which is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mau?.

Noun

mamaw

1. monster
2. (colloquial) a very talented or intelligent person

Adjective

mamaw

1. ferocious; bestially cruel

   Synonym: halimaw

English

Etymology 1

From papaya

Noun

papaw (plural papaws)

1. A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.

See also

• pawpaw

Etymology 2

Related to papa, or pa pa (one's fathers father).

Noun

papaw (plural papaws)

1. (US, dialect, Southern US) Alternative form of pawpaw, a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather.
2. (US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) A father.

Synonyms

• see pawpaw

See also

• mamaw

Tagalog

Noun

papaw

1. a species of wild duck