■ noun ( plural mammies ) informal
1》 a child's name for their mother.
2》 offensive (formerly in the southern United States) a black nursemaid or nanny in charge of white children.
Origin
C16: from mam + -y 2 .
■ noun ( plural mammies ) informal
1》 a child's name for their mother.
2》 offensive (formerly in the southern United States) a black nursemaid or nanny in charge of white children.
Origin
C16: from mam + -y 2 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004