Mammet

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmamɪt/

Alternative forms

• maumet, mawmet, mommet

Origin

From Anglo-Norman maumet, shortened form of mauhoumet/mahumet, from Mahumet ("Muhammad"). See Muhammad for more.

Full definition of mammet

Noun

1. (obsolete) A false god; an idol. 13th-17th c.
2. A doll or puppet; a lifeless figure, an effigy, a scarecrow. from 15th c.
• c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 3 scene 5:And then to haue a wretched puling foole,
  A whining mammet, in her Fortunes tender,
  To answer, Ile not wed, I cannot Loue:
  I am too young, I pray you pardon me.
• 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 49:He didn't want to go, and I didn't want him to go; and we stood there like two mommets and there was nothing we could say.

Related terms

• mammetry