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单词 mammy
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Definition of mammy in English:

mammy

nounPlural mammies ˈmamiˈmæmi
informal
  • 1A child's word for their mother.

    he was screaming for his mammy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And finally, last Sunday March 16, my mammy celebrated her 80th birthday.
    • So if you re going to college, do as your mammy says and be good.
    • All around the hall were the mammies, daddies, grannies, grandads, sisters, brothers and friends of the dancers and, a sign of the times, I spotted more than one camcorder!
    • Even in the face of overwhelming odds James chatted to his mammy and daddy over the five days in hospital and one of the last things he asked for was a bar of chocolate.
    • If you have a recipe you would like to share, an exciting discovery of your own, a childhood memory of something your mammy, granny, dad or any other culinary expert in your family served up in days gone by, please pass it on.
    • And I'd like to thank my mammy and everyone who sacrificed so much to bring me to this great moment.
    • His mammy is going to buy him a lot of wire brushes for the job!
    • Baltinglass hairdresser Maureen Plant was given the onerous task of taking the blade to Aileen's hair, while Aileen's son Caleb also took his opportunity to remove his mammy's hair.
    • She helped her mammy to plant flowers in the garden.
    • ‘I know Mark Feehily is dying to get home and tuck into his mammy's turkey and cranberry sauce,’ Kian said.
    • ‘But while that helped a lot, it's clear that a lot of the mammies and daddies voted for me as well,’ he says.
    • Her mammy and daddy, Margaret and PJ, along with her brothers Ross and Derek wished Kayleigh a very happy birthday.
    • Sarah wants to be a nurse like her mammy, Vera, who works in the hospital in Portlaoise.
    • Then daddies and mammies and their little ones would visit grandparents with presents and a wonderful family time of reunion was experienced by so many people.
    • Robert's sisters, Louise and Chloe, along with his mammy and daddy, Paula and Tony, wish Robert a happy birthday.
    • All of our mammies receive a special prize at the end of every show.
    • And the wives, girlfriends and mammies would be happier.
    • In the end we have to summon my mother, who comes charging down Maryhill Road bearing cash, credit cards and that look women get when they are reminded that even 35-year-olds still need their mammy.
    • Among those feeling slightly upset at the thought of being separated from his mammy was little Aidan Gammon, from Viewmount.
    • Look beyond the superficial similarities and you will see that he, as evidenced by this quote from a poem, had no respect for his mammy either.
    1. 1.1offensive (formerly in the southern United States) a black nursemaid or nanny in charge of white children.

Origin

Early 16th century: from mam + -y2; compare with mommy and mummy2.

Rhymes

chamois, clammy, gammy, Grammy, hammy, jammy, mammae, mammee, Miami, ramie, rammy, Sammy, shammy, whammy
 
 

Definition of mammy in US English:

mammy

nounˈmæmiˈmamē
informal
  • 1One's mother (especially as a child's word)

    he was screaming for his mammy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘But while that helped a lot, it's clear that a lot of the mammies and daddies voted for me as well,’ he says.
    • Look beyond the superficial similarities and you will see that he, as evidenced by this quote from a poem, had no respect for his mammy either.
    • And I'd like to thank my mammy and everyone who sacrificed so much to bring me to this great moment.
    • Among those feeling slightly upset at the thought of being separated from his mammy was little Aidan Gammon, from Viewmount.
    • Baltinglass hairdresser Maureen Plant was given the onerous task of taking the blade to Aileen's hair, while Aileen's son Caleb also took his opportunity to remove his mammy's hair.
    • Even in the face of overwhelming odds James chatted to his mammy and daddy over the five days in hospital and one of the last things he asked for was a bar of chocolate.
    • Then daddies and mammies and their little ones would visit grandparents with presents and a wonderful family time of reunion was experienced by so many people.
    • In the end we have to summon my mother, who comes charging down Maryhill Road bearing cash, credit cards and that look women get when they are reminded that even 35-year-olds still need their mammy.
    • And the wives, girlfriends and mammies would be happier.
    • Her mammy and daddy, Margaret and PJ, along with her brothers Ross and Derek wished Kayleigh a very happy birthday.
    • She helped her mammy to plant flowers in the garden.
    • His mammy is going to buy him a lot of wire brushes for the job!
    • And finally, last Sunday March 16, my mammy celebrated her 80th birthday.
    • Robert's sisters, Louise and Chloe, along with his mammy and daddy, Paula and Tony, wish Robert a happy birthday.
    • If you have a recipe you would like to share, an exciting discovery of your own, a childhood memory of something your mammy, granny, dad or any other culinary expert in your family served up in days gone by, please pass it on.
    • Sarah wants to be a nurse like her mammy, Vera, who works in the hospital in Portlaoise.
    • All around the hall were the mammies, daddies, grannies, grandads, sisters, brothers and friends of the dancers and, a sign of the times, I spotted more than one camcorder!
    • All of our mammies receive a special prize at the end of every show.
    • ‘I know Mark Feehily is dying to get home and tuck into his mammy's turkey and cranberry sauce,’ Kian said.
    • So if you re going to college, do as your mammy says and be good.
    1. 1.1offensive (formerly in the southern US) a black nursemaid or nanny in charge of white children.

Origin

Early 16th century: from mam + -y; compare with mommy and mummy.

 
 
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