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i
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–noun,
plural
-mies.
1.
Informal
.
mother
1
.
2.
(formerly in the southern U.S.) a black woman engaged as a nurse to white children or as a servant to a white family.
Origin:
1515–25;
mamm(a)
1
+
-y
2
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mam·my
(mām'ē)
n.
pl.
mam·mies
Mother.
Offensive
A Black nursemaid, especially one formerly in the southern United States.
[From dialectal
mam
, variant of
mama
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
mammy
"black woman having the care of white children," 1837, Southern U.S. dialect, variant of
mamma
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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