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MAMMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for a mother

Synonyms:

ma; mama; mamma; mammy; mom; momma; mommy; mum; mummy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mammy" is a kind of...):

female parent; mother (a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mammy" is a kind of...):

nanny; nurse; nursemaid (a woman who is the custodian of children)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

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