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.
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Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammies
Noun
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For all the meticulous planning that mothers and fathers do before the big day arrives, things have a tendency to go sideways while babies are being born.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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For the past week, dozens of Christians on TikTok — many of them mothers — have posted videos throwing away their Hatch machines and encouraging others to throw them away as well.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The functional side pockets are especially handy for moms, thanks to the extra storage.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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June will always be one of my very favorite moms.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Mammies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammies. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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