Date:  Sat, 8 Nov 1997 08:37:09 -0500
From:  Robert Kelly <kelly[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BARD.EDU>
Subject: Re: mamaw & papaw (was "git-go and southernisms)

Among Kentucky inlaws, 'mamaw' meant great-grandmother, and was pretty
generally applied, but always specific to the person. One wouldnt say
*grandmothers and mamaws are fond of children, for instance. One would
say, Mamaw, come out on the porch, or Mamaw was feeling tired this
afternoon.

RK