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Mammy

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Noun

1. mammy

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

2. ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy

informal terms for a mother

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Mammy

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noun plural -mies
1.  a child's word for mother1
2. mainly Southern US
a Black woman employed as a nurse or servant to a White family

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Mammy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈmammies Dialectal
1.  CHILD'S Term
mother1
2.  US, Obsolete
a black woman responsible for the care of white children, esp. in the South

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Mammy

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n. pl. mam·mies
1. Mother.
2. Offensive A black nursemaid, especially one formerly in the southern United States.

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