HOW TO PRONOUNCE
jemima
/dʒɛˈmimə/
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What does jemima mean?
noun
- An elastic-sided boot.
proper noun
- A female given name from Hebrew.
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IPA pronunciation
/dʒɛˈmimə/
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“Your father is too busy discussing politics with Mr. ’Empseed to worry ’isself about you and the kitchen,” grumbled Jemima under her breath.
And Jemima gave her a new subject for contemplation, by describing the person of a lovely maniac, just brought into an adjoining chamber.
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“I am sorry to say that I am very far from well; and Jemima has just told me that the butcher says there is a bad sore-throat very much about. I dare say I shall catch it; and my sore-throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.”