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mammy
mam·my M0069400 (măm′ē)n. pl. mam·mies 1. Mother.2. Offensive A black nursemaid, especially one formerly in the southern United States.
[From dialectal mam, variant of mama.]mammy (ˈmæmɪ) or mammien, pl -mies1. a child's word for mother12. chiefly Southern US a Black woman employed as a nurse or servant to a White familymam•my (ˈmæm i)
n., pl. -mies. 1. Informal. mother 1. 2. (formerly in the southern U.S.) a black woman engaged as a nurse to white children. [1515–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mammy - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingnanny, nursemaid, nurse - a woman who is the custodian of children | | 2. |  mammy - informal terms for a mother ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mummy, mumfemale parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" |
Translationsmammy
Related to mammy: Al Jolson, Uncle TomSynonyms for mammynoun an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern URelated Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
- nanny
- nursemaid
- nurse
noun informal terms for a motherSynonyms- ma
- mama
- mamma
- mom
- momma
- mommy
- mummy
- mum
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