Mommy vs. Mammy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mommy and Mammy
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Mommy
A mother.
Mammy
Mother.
Mommy
Mother.
Mammy
(Offensive) A black nursemaid, especially one formerly in the southern United States.
Mommy
To treat someone like a mother would; to mother someone.
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Mammy
(childish) mamma; mother
Mommy
Characteristic of a mother; motherly.
She is the mommiest of mommies.
Mammy
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.
Mommy
Informal terms for a mother
Mammy
A child's name for mamma, mother.
Mammy
An offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
Mammy
Informal terms for a mother
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