Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "paw" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

soft

Coordinate Terms

Colloquial or slang synonyms: FCAW GMAW GTAW K-TIG K-TIG welding MAG MAG welding MCAW MIG MIG welding MMAW P-TIG P-TIG welding TIG TIG welding dam hoof keyhole TIG welding ma mam mama mamaw mamma mammaw mammy mamsie mamsy mater matriarch meemaw memaw metal active gas welding metal inert gas welding minnie mom momma mommy moms momsy mother motherling mum mummy mumsy mutha old lady pulsed TIG welding talon tungsten inert gas welding

Derived Terms

Bearspaw bear paw bear's-paw cat's paw catpaw chicken paw facepaw footpaw forepaw fox's paw give paw grandpaw grinch paw kangaroo paw monkey's paw northpaw on the other paw paddy paw paw at paw off paw up pawdicure pawer pawful pawgun pawjob pawless pawlice pawlike pawmark pawpad pawpaw pawprint pawrent pawshake pawsies pawsitive pawsome pawstep pawternity leave pawtism pawty peet southpaw tiger paw

Entails

touch

Context

humorous nonstandard rural

Has Property

soft

Part Of (Holonyms)

limb

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

AW animal foot ayr ba baba caress da dad dada daddio daddy extremity father fatherling fondle foot grate old man pa pap papa papaw pappaw pappy pater patriarch pawpaw peepaw pepaw pop poppa poppy pops scrape sire

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

K-PAW PTAW keyhole PAW micro-PAW

Type Of (IsA)

animal foot foot handle parent touch

Manner Of

caress scrape

Parts (Meronyms)

claw finger

Part Of

canine feline limb

Related Terms

pa

Related Terms

animal cat's paw claw father foot hand mammal nail pa palpate paw off pfote quadruped soft

Similar Terms

hoof maw

Synonym Network

hand pawpaw

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.