mammy
noun
mammies
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pluralof mammy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Assemblage artist Betye Saar, who’s known for arming stereotypical images of mammies with deadly weaponry, and has influenced generations of artists, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
By arming her mammies with revolvers, rifles and bullets, Saar turned a symbol of servility into one of militancy and power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
"It was just pure joy, words can't describe it, to have those four healthy babies, their mammies and daddies and their granny and grandad."
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2021
He was talking about “A Subtlety,” a massive sculpture by the artist Kara Walker, a sugar-coated monument to African-American mammies and to the slave labor that built the 19th-century sugar trade.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2014
Chillen was mostly seen, not heard, different from youngens of today talking backward and foward cross their mammies and pappies.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves Virginia Narratives by Work Projects Administration
