mammy

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Mammy

Etymology[edit]

mam +‎ -y

Pronunciation[edit]

Rhymes: -æmi

Noun[edit]

mammy (plural mammies)

(childish) mamma; mother
(US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children.

Translations[edit]

child's name for mother

French: maman (fr)
German: Mami, Mama.

Hebrew: אמא‎‎ (he)
Spanish: mamá (es), mami.

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