mammy n 1: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. 2: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}]
mammy \mam"my\ (m[a^]m"m[y^]), n.; pl. {mammies} (m[a^]m"m[i^]z). A child's name for mamma, mother. [1913 Webster]
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "mammy": amah, ayah, dam, dry nurse, foster mother, genetrix, ma, mam, mama, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother, mummy, nanny, nurse, nursemaid, nurserymaid, old lady, old woman, sitter, stepmother, the old woman, wet nurse