Definition of Mammy

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

Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Generic synonyms: Nanny, Nurse, Nursemaid

2. Noun. Informal terms for a mother.
Exact synonyms: Ma, Mama, Mamma, Mom, Momma, Mommy, Mum, Mummy
Generic synonyms: Female Parent, Mother

Definition of Mammy

1. n. A child's name for mamma, mother.

Definition of Mammy

1. mother [n -MIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mammy

mammothermography
mammoths
Mammoth Cave National Park
mammotomy
mammotroph
mammotrophic
mammotrophin
mammotropic factor
mammotropic hormone
Mammut
Mammuthus
Mammuthus columbi
Mammuthus primigenius
Mammutidae
Mammut americanum
mammy (current term)
mamo
mamoncillo
mams
mamselle
mamselles
mamzer
mamzerim
mamzers
man
man
man's body
man-about-town
man-at-arms
man-child

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