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Where does “meemaw” come from?

meemaw (English) comes from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

meemaw (English): Synonym of mamaw; To mouth words so that they can...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of mamaw; To mouth words so that they can...

Ancestry of “meemaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmamaMother, female parent
2Xhosaumamamom, mother
3Proto-Bantu*mààmá—

Words derived from “meemaw”

  • mee-maw
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