Mammy and Nanny

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Mammy noun - An offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S..

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Nanny and mammy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nanny" instead a noun "Mammy".

Nearby Word: mamma

Nanny noun - A girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children.

Usage example: wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet

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Mammy and nanny are semantically related. You can use "Mammy" instead a noun "Nanny".

Nearby Word: Nannie

The black nanny (at one point called a "stand-in mother") in The Secret Life Of Bees, who has "mammy" written all over her.

Source: Ethnic Menial Labor
Ethnic Menial Labor: Nell, Clare's childhood nanny and cook, fits the "Mammy" stereotype to a T.

Source: Literature / The Time Traveler's Wife
It's worse with Betty's childhood nanny/maid Viola, who is downright Mammy-like.

Source: Kindly Housekeeper

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