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mammy

The correct spelling is mammy.

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noun

Say it like: Mam-mee

The correct spelling is mammy. Mamma; mother

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Mamma; mother
  2. 2.(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.

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