| 单词 | mammy |
| 释义 | mammy (once / 1294 pages) n WORD FAMILY mammy: mammies USAGE EXAMPLESLaila knew the routine: Mammy, ferocious, indomitable, pacing and ranting; Babi, sitting, looking sheepish and dazed, nodding obediently, waiting for the storm to pass. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) Mammy stood at the back window and cried with every pine that went down. The Guardian(Oct 16, 2016) Mammy is the epitome of Hollywood’s old, morally purblind plantation mythology; Steve McQueen’s film strove to capture slavery’s incessant terrors. Economist(Oct 04, 2016) 1n informal terms for a mother Syn|Hyper ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy female parent, mother a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) 2n an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. Hyper nanny, nurse, nursemaid a woman who is the custodian of children |
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