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mammies

noun

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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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Families with mothers in hijabs and giggling children sit alongside the neighborhood’s old guard and young transplants priced out of Brooklyn’s north, all feasting on great wheels of rashoosh (flatbread) and dishevelments of lamb.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Mother’s Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring and celebrating mothers, motherhood and the influence of maternal figures in America, and practically all NFL teams saluted the day on social media, including the New England Patriots.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026