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Definition maw
Etymology 1
From Middle English mawe, maghe, ma?e, from Old English maga (�stomach; maw�), from Proto-Germanic *mag� (�belly; stomach�), from Proto-Indo-European *mak-, *maks- (�bag, bellows, belly�). Cognate with West Frisian mage, Dutch maag (�stomach; belly�), German Low German Maag, German Magen (�stomach�), Danish mave, Swedish mage (�stomach; belly�), and also with Welsh megin (�bellows�), archaic Russian ?????? (mo�n�, �pocket, bag�), Lithuanian m�kas (�purse�).
Noun
maw (plural maws)
- (archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.
- The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
- Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.
- Appetite; inclination.
Etymology 2
By shortening of mother
Noun
maw (plural maws)
- (dialectal, colloquial) Mother.
Etymology 3
See mew (�a gull�).
Noun
maw (plural maws)
- A gull.
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