mammy

FREQ #11342

n. 妈妈, 保姆

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词形变化

mammies 复数 mammies

别名

mammie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    mamma; mother

  2. 2.

    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.

    美国 历史 贬义

    That's what you for—to help white folks keep niggers down. That's why he sent you to me. They be calling you mammy in a few years. You be running the whole house when the old man dies.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

mom ma mum mama mommy mummy momma mamma mumma

上位词 4

mother nurse nanny nursemaid

相关短语

mammy market mammy markets mammy wagon （带顶棚的）小卡车, 小客车 mammy wagons

词源

From mam + -y.

来源：wiktionary