'mammy' definitions:

Definition of 'mammy'

noun

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

noun

Informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]

Definition of 'mammy'

From: GCIDE

mammy \mam"my\ (m[a^]m"m[y^]), n.; pl. mammies (m[a^]m"m[i^]z). A child's name for mamma, mother. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mammy'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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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