Mommy vs. Mammy

Mommy vs. Mammy — Is There a Difference?

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Difference Between Mommy and Mammy

Mommynoun

Mother.

Mammynoun

(childish) mamma; mother

Mommyadjective

Characteristic of a mother; motherly.

She is the mommiest of mommies.

Mammynoun

In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.

Mommynoun

informal terms for a mother

Mammynoun

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

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Mammynoun

informal terms for a mother

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