Mammy

Word MAMMY
Character 5
Hyphenation mam my
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Mammy"

What do we mean by mammy?

Mother. noun

A black nursemaid, especially one formerly in the southern United States. noun

Mother; mama: a childish word. noun

Hence In the southern United States, especially during the existence of slavery, a colored female nurse; a colored woman having the care of white children, who often continue to call her mammy after they are grown up. noun

Same as stone-lugger, 2. noun

A child's name for mamma, mother. noun

Mamma; mother noun

In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children. noun

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

Informal terms for a mother noun

Mamma; mother

(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.

A black woman, depicted as rotund, homely and matronly. The mammy is an archetype, portraying a domestic servant of African descent who is generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud. The stereotypical mammy is portrayed as obsequiously servile or acting in, or protective of, the interests of whites Although the word "mammy" is a variant of "mother" and was common in North America, it is now rarely used and typically considered an ethnic slur. In parts of the UK however, mammy is still widely used as a synonym for "mother" by young people, without any racial connotation. Urban Dictionary

Mammy - term has evoled quite drastically from the early late 19th - early 20th century. When the term was used to describe a black woman in a dominant white household that took care of the children and housework to create better life for her own children. However, the term in present time is used to describe an unfit, lazy, uncaring, wannabe grown, irresponsible or unruly mother. Urban Dictionary

Short for the word, mammogram. Urban Dictionary

A very nasty, bitter woman, lacking in morals and individuality. Urban Dictionary

Stands for breast OR something you call your grandma Urban Dictionary

A slang term that modifies the noun that precedes it to reflect a large quantity of that particular thing. Similar in usage to the word myriad, though placed differently. Urban Dictionary

A Toxic Black Woman with Internalized Misogyny who engages in Black Male Worship. Any Black Woman who doesn't participate in this foolery is seen as self-hating or a feminazi. Mammy behavior includes: - Speaking Life into Dusties who do not want to be Men - Humiliating or prostrating themselves before Dusties - Agree to go 50/50 on the rent - Trying too hard to prove that she's "not like the rest of these hoes" - Being in competition with & even hating their Black Daughters. She's a very stupid and wicked Woman who will always blame Black Girls for being victims of SA or call them "fast", meanwhile, Black Males who prey on them are never held accountable & are seen as victims - Using Religion to justify why Black Women should be in service to Dusties & tip-toe around their feelings so they won't feel sad or be emasculated by every small thing Women do. The fragile fee-fees of the Man is top priority - Listens to or overvalues the unsolicited opinions of Dusties in Black Women's business & views it as gospel. To the Mammy, the Black Man is never wrong & entitled to Black Women's spaces - Basically, will always be seen covering for & enabling problematic things Dusties do. The Mammy is too afraid to hold Black Men accountable for fear of rejection by their Kangz. They believe along with Dusties that only Black Men are victims while everyone else is out to get them Urban Dictionary

Word used by hispanic men for a woman who is too damn sexy for any other words. Urban Dictionary

N/V . Used to describe women who baby, coddle, and take care of men in any race or ethnicity. Usually used to describe black women since they are the biggest offenders. Urban Dictionary

A term for mother commonly used in Ireland, Scotland and parts of England. It is the same as Mommy or Mummy. Urban Dictionary

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The word "mammy" in example sentences

"I'm a poor little beggar, my mammy is dead," and mine, entitled the "Crippled Child's" Complaint – ❋ Unknown (1874)

"Well, child, it does sound mighty strange; the people here will laugh at you, child, but I guess it won't be long before this old woman you call mammy will take herself off from a person who has so long held her in bondage." ❋ Unknown (1853)

She was both revered as "Mammy Pleasant" (in Cliff's novel, she cleverly presents a "mammy"-like M.E.P. playing the part while shrewdly smuggling fugitive slaves, whom she hid in her various houses and real-estate property, and moving about strategically in her militant support of the Harper's Ferry raid) and reviled as a "Voodoo Queen" (of course any black woman with that kind of power must have been putting spells on everyone, right?) ❋ Anxious Black Woman (2008)

The whole family ... mammy, pappy, the free loadin 'mammy-in-law, the misguided chillin', and especially ‘lil cuz ... ❋ The Nag (2009)

Beaufort by de Rhett family, when my mammy was a little pickaninny. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

When I was a little boy I was a house boy, 'cause my mammy was the house woman, but when the war broke I already been sent to the fields and mammy was still at de house. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

My mammy was a Crossland negro before she come to belong to Master Joe and marry my pappy, and I think she come wid old Mistress and belong to her. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

In the whole world (it was all she had asked) there was no white child to call her mammy, no white lackey or gentleman (it was the extent of her dreams) beholden to her as to a nurse. ❋ Grace E. King (N/A)

"I guessed as much," said he, "yer see, after he got nabbed first, mammy she -- yer didn't know as mammy took an 'died, did yer, Bill?" and Joey faltered and let the Angel take possession of his cap and transfer it to her own curly head while the Tenement children applauded with jeering commendation, seeing there was a standing feud between Joey and the rest of the juvenile populace over its possession. ❋ George Madden Martin (1901)

Den he whisper soft an 'low widout any words, jes' like a mammy was a-singin 'to her baby. ❋ Elliott Coues (1870)

Palestine, and found his family had not been lonely in his absence, the lady having; been cheered by the arrival of a stranger, (of whose approach she could give the best account of any one,) who hung on her skirts, and called her mammy, and was just such as the baron would have longed to call his son, but that he could by no means make his age correspond, according to the doctrine of civilians, with his own departure for Palestine. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

While she was not condemnatory, like other NAACP members who wrote scathing critiques of actors who portrayed stereotypical roles, she did challenge actresses like Hattie McDaniel to stop defending her right to play the "mammy" roles, even while understanding the limitations of the industry; Washington also rhetorically challenged Hollywood to offer actresses like McDaniel prime roles like Mary McCloud Bethune I see they never did take Washington up on her challenge. ❋ Anxious Black Woman (2008)

Some of the T&J cartoons also contain racial stereotypes I recall a black maid or housekeeper who is a southern "mammy" caricature, and all of them contain absurd violence. ❋ Abigail Nussbaum (2006)

Though I cringed from one of the stories he told which was about having a Negro nurse whom he regarded as a "mammy" [laughter]. ❋ Unknown (1975)

These words give us a glimpse of the bright side of slave life, and of the ideal "mammy" of the ante-bellum Southern plantation home. ❋ Daniel Wallace [Editor] Culp (N/A)

For it hurts ol 'mammy's feelin's fo' to heah you weepin 'so. ❋ Robert L. Taylor (N/A)

The many stories of this sort which a "mammy" related to a child a half century ago can be reproduced by the old man of the twentieth century and the effect of the old ideas of magic is still with him. ❋ Various (N/A)

Flora opened the basket and took out a large black "mammy" in a purple dress, white apron, and a yellow handkerchief twisted turban-fashion about her head. ❋ Alice Turner Curtis (N/A)

They had put up a lunch, or, rather, Aunt Hannah, the genial colored "mammy" had done it for them, putting in plenty of fried chicken and corn bread. ❋ Laura Lee Hope (N/A)

In a little old rocking chair, sits an old colored "mammy" known to her friends as "Grandma" Smith, spending the remaining days with her grandchildren. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

[Quaker Oats] recently gave their "[Aunt Jemima]" [pancake syrup] bottle a makeover to remove the racially insensitive mammy image. ❋ PCone (2009)

Jose grabbed her child and all [the child's] toy and place the child inside the house [unattended] without telling anyone. Just to go score some weed with a somewhat [complete stranger]. Now that's a mammy! ❋ KCole (2008)

[Grammy's] getting a mammy today. [Wish] her [luck]. ❋ Dianeb (2006)

Because [Deb] felt cheated in life, she decided to become a [Mammy] and [follow along] with the other bitter people. ❋ Seengee (2009)

My [mammies] are sore OR I was at my [mammy's] house she's [gettin] old ❋ Amanda And Nichole (2007)

I've got [condoms] mammy, I need to use these mothers up! I've got bottles of liquor mammy. Let's party! To compare: There were [myriad] empty beer [cans]. There were beer cans mammy! ❋ Px0128 (2007)

"Girl, a [Black Woman] on Facebook says that it's our duty as [Black Women] to give our money to [Black Men] when they want it and let them cheat on you whenever they want to." "I've seen her post ish like that plenty of times. She's a big ol Mammy." ❋ BlackVelvetMara (2021)

ooohhhh mammi [had it] [goin] on last night in that tight [dress]... ❋ B (2004)

That [mammy] over there is marching for [Black Lives Matter] while Tyrone is worshipping [YT] women. She left black men to mammy for YT men. When will she learn. ❋ Divestqueen (2020)

[5 year old]: Mammy can I have [a sweet]? [Mam]: No. ❋ BigA1990 (2018)

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