mammy
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Noun
- An offensive term for a black nursemaid in the southern u.s.
- Informal terms for a mother
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Definitions: 2
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Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Oxford Dictionary Adds ‘Mammy Market’, ‘Amala’, Other Nigerian Words To Glossary
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Jan 8, 2026 Channels Television
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Feb 28, 2026 BeachGrit.com
Making Mammy: A Caricature of Black Womanhood, 1840–1940
Sep 25, 2019 California African American Museum (CAAM)
Sep 25, 2019 California African American Museum (CAAM)