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- DictionaryMam·my/ˈmamē/
noun
- 1. one's mother (especially as a child's word): "he was screaming for his mammy"
Learn the two meanings of mammy: one is a term of endearment for mother, and the other is an offensive stereotype of a Black nurse for white children. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
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A mammy is a U.S. historical stereotype depicting black women, usually enslaved, who did domestic work, including nursing children. [2] The fictionalized mammy character is often visualized as a dark-skinned woman with a motherly personality.
Disparaging and Offensive. (formerly in the southern United States) a Black woman engaged to take care of white children or as a servant to a white family. mammy. / ˈmæmɪ / noun. a child's word for mother 1. a Black woman employed as a nurse or servant to a White family.
MAMMY definition: 1. mother 2. a word for a Black woman who takes care of white children, which was used frequently…. Learn more.
(old-fashioned, offensive, taboo, slang) an offensive word used in the past in the southern states of the US for a black woman who cared for a white family’s children. Word Origin. See mammy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: mammy. Definition of mammy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Aug 18, 2024 · mammy (plural mammies) ( childish ) mamma ; mother ( US , historical, often pejorative ) In the southern United States , a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.
Definitions of mammy. noun. informal terms for a mother. synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy. see more. noun. an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. see more.
