1. mother (used especially by children)
Usage: informal; chiefly dialectal
2. a Black woman serving as a nurse to white children, especially in the American South
Usage: historical; often considered offensive

Examples

• The little boy called for his mammy when he scraped his knee.
• She still calls her mother ‘mammy’ even as an adult.
• The historical novel depicted the complex relationship between the plantation family and their mammy.
• Many consider the mammy stereotype harmful and demeaning.
• The child ran to mammy for comfort after the thunderstorm.
• Historical records show how mammies were often separated from their own families.