Jemima
//d͡ʒəˈmaɪmə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An elastic-sided boot.
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Hebrew.
"He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren."
Example
More examples"After 131 years, Quaker Oats said it is retiring the Aunt Jemima name from its pancake mixes and syrup along with the image of a smiling African American woman."
Etymology
From the name of a minor biblical character, from Hebrew יְמִימָה (“dove”). By folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James.
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