mammy

Meanings

Plural: mammies

Noun

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
informal terms for a mother
mamma; mother
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.

Origin / Etymology

From mam + -y.

Synonyms

ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy

Scrabble Score: 14

mammy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mammy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mammy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

mammy is a valid Words With Friends word