Mawmaw Edit Meaning

1.

Mawmaw is a cajun word for grandmother. In south Louisiana it is almost exlusivly used.

My mawmaw is my mom's mom.

See grandmother, granny, gran, grammy, pawpaw

2.

someone who is being bad but not terribly bad. Little children being mischievious.

you little mawmaws get in the house now

you little mawmaw

I am from Montreal,Quebec and my mother use to call us this all the time.....she says it origins are Native Indian Mikmac (east coast Nova Scotian)

See ruffian, troublemaker, maumau, bad