mammy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mammy [mammy mammies] BrE [ˈmæmi] NAmE [ˈmæmi] noun (pl. mammies)
1. (dialect, informal)mother
2. an offensive word used in the past in the southern states of the US for a black woman who cared for a white family's children

Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: from ↑mam + ↑-y; compare with ↑mommy and ↑mummy ‘mother’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy