MAMMY


Meaning of MAMMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-mē ]

noun

( plural mammies )

Etymology: alteration of mamma

Date: 1523

1. : mama

2. : a black woman serving as a nurse to white children especially formerly in the southern United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.