mamaw

• mammaw, mawmaw

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

mamaw (plural mamaws)

1. (UK, 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.

"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).

• meemaw, memaw

• papaw

• mawmaw

Cognate with Tagalog mamaw (“monster; talented; intelligent”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”).

mámaw

1. bogeyman; monster; devil; demon

   Ayawg kanáug sa sílung kay náay mámaw.

   Don’t go out because there is a bogeyman.

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

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

mamaw

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

   Synonyms: mamamáhoy, tamáo, tumáo, kamâkamâ

Borrowed from Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”). Compare Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmamaw/ [ˈmaː.maʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -amaw
• Syllabification: ma‧maw

mamaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜏ᜔)

1. (childish) ghost

   Synonyms: multo, mumu

2. (childish) monster
3. (colloquial) very talented or intelligent person

   Mamaw si Bryan, dahil marunong siya ng hindi kumulang sa limang wika.

   Bryan is a monster/brilliant, since he knows no less than five languages.

mamaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜏ᜔)

1. ferocious; bestially cruel

   Synonyms: halimaw, mabangis