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mammies

noun

plural of mammy

as in mothers

a female human parent the toddler clung to her mammy and eyed the strangers fearfully

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Recent Examples of mammies These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law. — Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

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The returning season will see new faces, and the return of the couple’s mothers, Penny Baines and Sarah Wigley, plus Sophie’s sister Georgia Habboo, and Jamie’s best-friend, Oliver Proudlock.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
For the mothers Fields, Hobbs, and Howard, the sudden, unexpected death of their children cut deep.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The moms, dads, wives, husbands, daughters and sons whose lives were upended.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

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