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Definition of Mammies
1. mammy [n] - See also: mammy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mammies
Literary usage of Mammies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Her Royal Highness Woman and His Majesty by Max O'Rell (1901)
"CHAPTER XXXVII mammies AND GRANNIES Cupboard love—Every kind of love is more or
less selfish except maternal love—Maternal love over-rated— If you never had ..."
2. The timber trees, timber and fancy woods, as also, the forests of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"... and for mammies, and though not so strong as Chisel- handle-tree, it possesses
similar properties, though in an inferior degree. ..."
3. The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the by William Albert Sinclair (1905)
"If race prejudice is an instinct, inborn, and inbred, how could Tie whites drink
and thrive on the milk of these black " mammies " in childhood, ..."
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