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If you have watched American series — for example «Young Sheldon» (Young Sheldon) or «Big Bang Theory» (The Big Bang Theory) — must have heard the characters call their grandmother «Meemaw».
Meemaw (sometimes written Memaw or Mawmaw) — is a gentle, informal word used in some regions of the US to refer to grandma's. It is not literary or official —, rather it is a regional variant similar to the Ukrainian «baba», «babtsia», «babunya».
Origin of the word Meemaw associated with southern U.S. states, including Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee. There are many similar family appeals formed from childhood distortions of — sounds like children once invented their own variants for «mommy» or «daddy». The same Meemaw <TAG1> is just a cute way a child could ever pronounce — grandma«and the word has remained in family use.
In culture, this word gained popularity thanks to television itself. In the series «Young Sheldon» the heroine Connie Tucker — is the lively, witty grandmother of the main character — known to everyone as Meemaw. Her image made this word recognizable far beyond the US.
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