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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Mammy's Boy; Mammy (disambiguation); Mammy (film)

Mammy         
·noun A child's name for mamma, mother.
mammy         
(mammies)
In some dialects of English, mammy is used to mean mother. (INFORMAL)
N-FAMILY
mammy         
¦ 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 + -y2.

Wikipedia

Mammy

"Mammy" is a nickname for a mother, used in several English dialects, most notably in Ireland and Wales. It may refer to:

  • Mammy stereotype, a stock portrayal of a black woman who cared for or served people in a white family
  • Mammy (1930 film), starring Al Jolson
  • Mammy (1951 film), a French drama film
  • Mammy (Gone with the Wind), a character in Gone with the Wind
  • Mammy Two Shoes, a recurring character in MGM's Tom and Jerry cartoons
  • Mammy yokum, a white hillbilly from the comic strip Li'l Abner
  • "My Mammy", a U.S. popular song, a huge hit for Al Jolson
Examples of use of mammy
1. The body of Maboob Mammy Fatema was found decomposed.
2. Oh, Mammy, the rest of us could certainly have done with something of that order yesterday.
3. He said: ‘Mammy, it‘s raining‘." ,p>The damage to the house has been estimated at 4,500.
4. The body of Maboob Mammy Fatema, a Senegalese, was found decomposed on Tuesday.
5. Senegalese girl Maboob Mammy Fatema has been missing since Friday afternoon.