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mammy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mammy has 2 senses
- mammy(n = noun.person) Array - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.; Array is a kind of nanny, nurse, nursemaid
- mammy(n = noun.person) ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy - informal terms for a mother; Array is a kind of female parent, mother
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mammy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a child's word for mother.
2 US a Black nursemaid or nanny in charge of White children.
1 a child's word for mother.
2 US a Black nursemaid or nanny in charge of White children.
Etymology
formed as MAMMA(1)
THESAURUS
mammy
amah, ayah, dam, dry nurse, foster mother, genetrix, ma, mam, mama, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother, mummy, nanny, nurse, nursemaid, nurserymaid, old lady, old woman, sitter, stepmother, the old woman, wet nurse
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