Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mammy

2 senses of mammy

Sense 1
mammy -- (an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.)
       => nanny, nursemaid, nurse -- (a woman who is the custodian of children)

Sense 2
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy -- (informal terms for a mother)
       => mother, female parent -- (a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children")

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