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Definition of mammy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    mammy

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈmæmi//
     
    (pl. mammies)
     
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  1. 1(informal) mother
  2. 2an offensive word used in the past in the southern states for a black woman who cared for a white family's children
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