Mammy

nounid 93591·updated May 18, 2026
verified

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

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
mum
plural
Mammies
possessive
Mammy's
pluralpossessive
Mammies'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
informal terms for a mother
§2
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

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