What does mammy mean?
Mammy means (childish) mamma; mother.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(childish) mamma; mother.
That's what you for—to help white folks keep niggers down. That's why he sent you to me. They be calling you mammy in a few years. You be running the whole house when the old man dies.
Use mammy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mammy means (childish) mamma; mother.
Common synonyms include mama, mater, mum, mom.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That's what you for—to help white folks keep niggers down. That's why he sent you to me. They be calling you mammy in a few years. You be running the whole house when the old man dies.
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