as in mother
a female human parent
the toddler clung to her mammy and eyed the strangers fearfully
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Recent Examples of mammy
The mammy stereotype, which desexualized both dark skinned enslaved and free women (who were often in domestic roles), made muting Black beauty the norm.
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Brooklyn White, Essence, 30 Nov. 2022
Toxic archetypes of Black womanhood—the mammy, the Black matriarch, the jezebel (or the Scraggle Daggle, in SYSBM parlance), and the welfare mother—are all alive and well in the Black Manosphere.
—Nicole Young, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
One example given is the Aunt Jemima brand and logo, a depiction of an older Black woman based on the archetype of a mammy.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 1 Mar. 2021
The song features a mammy, a racial stereotype of the Black female caretaker figure devoted to her white family.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 30 June 2020
No human being deserves to be in a cage, but this notion that Black women must play mammy and Moses for the world is killing us, while police officers with licenses to kill are murdering our children.
—Kirsten West Savali, Essence, 3 Oct. 2019
Saar enlarged the slave ship image, printed it onto the surface of the ironing board, and at one end superimposed the image of a black woman ironing, dressed stereotypically as a mammy.
—Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
But what complicates Hildi is the history of how black women, and especially slaves, have been treated in real life (raped, beaten) and depicted onscreen (as mammies or Jezebels).
—Aisha Harris, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2019
The Help in 2011, doesn’t seem to get that Ma operates as a black-mammy stereotype.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2019
Brooklyn White, Essence, 30 Nov. 2022
Toxic archetypes of Black womanhood—the mammy, the Black matriarch, the jezebel (or the Scraggle Daggle, in SYSBM parlance), and the welfare mother—are all alive and well in the Black Manosphere.
—Nicole Young, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
One example given is the Aunt Jemima brand and logo, a depiction of an older Black woman based on the archetype of a mammy.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 1 Mar. 2021
The song features a mammy, a racial stereotype of the Black female caretaker figure devoted to her white family.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 30 June 2020
No human being deserves to be in a cage, but this notion that Black women must play mammy and Moses for the world is killing us, while police officers with licenses to kill are murdering our children.
—Kirsten West Savali, Essence, 3 Oct. 2019
Saar enlarged the slave ship image, printed it onto the surface of the ironing board, and at one end superimposed the image of a black woman ironing, dressed stereotypically as a mammy.
—Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
But what complicates Hildi is the history of how black women, and especially slaves, have been treated in real life (raped, beaten) and depicted onscreen (as mammies or Jezebels).
—Aisha Harris, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2019
The Help in 2011, doesn’t seem to get that Ma operates as a black-mammy stereotype.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammy
Noun
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His mother, Ebbony Jackson, confirmed the death to TMZ.Bruce Haring, Deadline, 6 July 2024
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Authorities on Saturday confirmed to News 12 New Jersey that the mother later died at the hospital, but did not provide an update on her kids’ conditions.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
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Erin Foster is a Golden Globe nominee, but her duties as a mom come first.Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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There was a little kid wearing cat ears, maybe three or four, hoisted on her mom’s sequined back.Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
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God bless my mamma in heaven!Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2021
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“Mammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mammy. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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