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Meaning of "mammie" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMMIE

mammie  [ˈmæmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMMIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mammie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAMMIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mammie

Mammie

A mammy is a Southern United States archetype for a black woman who, often enslaved, worked for a white family nursing the family's children. The word "mammie" means is a variant on the word "mother", and means "mommy" in Dutch. The term is rarely used in contemporary times and is generally considered an ethnic slur in the United States yet in the American South it still remains a term indicating affection and respect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAMMIE


Adami
əˈdæmɪ
cammie
ˈkæmɪ
chamois
ˈʃæmɪ
gammy
ˈɡæmɪ
Grammy
ˈɡræmɪ
hammy
ˈhæmɪ
jammy
ˈdʒæmɪ
lambie
ˈlæmɪ
lamby
ˈlæmɪ
mammy
ˈmæmɪ
Miami
maɪˈæmɪ
ramie
ˈræmɪ
rammy
ˈræmɪ
sammy
ˈsæmɪ
spammy
ˈspæmɪ
tamis
ˈtæmɪ
tammie
ˈtæmɪ
tammy
ˈtæmɪ
tsunami
tsʊˈnæmɪ
whammy
ˈwæmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMMIE

mammaplasty
mammary
mammary gland
mammate
mammatus
mammee
mammee apple
mammer
mammet
mammetry
mammies
mammiferous
mammiform
mammilla
mammillae
mammillary
mammillate
mammillated
mammitides
mammock

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMMIE

bommie
Brummie
chommie
commie
crummie
gimmie
gremmie
pommie
scrummie
spammie
trammie

Synonyms and antonyms of mammie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mammie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAMMIE

Find out the translation of mammie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mammie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mammie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奶妈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mammie
570 millions of speakers

English

mammie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mammie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mammie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mammie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mammie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mammie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mammie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mammie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mammie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mammie
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mammie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mammie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mammie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mammie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैम्मी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mammie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mammie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mammie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mammie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mammie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

mammie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mammie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mammie
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

mammie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mammie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMIE»

The term «mammie» is regularly used and occupies the 56.070 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mammie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mammie» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mammie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMMIE»

Discover the use of mammie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mammie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mammie's Journal of My Childhood: Interned in Sumatra
"Mammie's Journal of My Childhood" gives readers a peek through bamboo fences into the lives of devoted mothers seeking to raise their children with dignity, faith, and love.
Jeanne Tuttle, 2005
2
Nae Mammie’s Kisses
Mammie there's no water. You forgot to bring it in last night.” “Take the big jug lass and run down to the well and fill it before Dada gets back, there's a good lass . Davy can get Alex dressed. Come on Davy, Charlie, your Dada will be back in a  ...
Mhairi Pyott, 2013
3
The popular rhymes of Scotland, with illustr., collected by ...
Robert Chambers. i -*Hs-sl- Make my bed, mam - mie, now ! Make my bed, mam - nrie, now ! 5* 4- 3§ 'is- — b «- ' Where hae ye been a' the day, My bonny wee croodin doo?' ' O I hae been at my stepmother's house ; Make my bed, mammie, ...
Robert Chambers, 1870
4
Select Writings of Robert Chambers
Oh I ha« been at my stepmother's house ; Make my bed, mammie, now ! Make my bed, mammie, now ! ' ' Where did ye get your dinner, My bonny wee crowden doo ?' ' I got it in my stepmother's ; Make my bed, mammie, now, now, now !
Robert Chambers, 1847
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Popular rhymes of Scotland
O I hae been at my stepmother's house ; Make my bed, mammie, now ! Make my bed, mammie, now ! ' ' Where did ye get your dinner, My bonny wee croodin doo ?' ' I got it in my stepmother's ; Make my bed, mammie, now, now, now ! Make my  ...
Robert Chambers, 1870
6
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers: 101 Stories of ...
I was rocking in Mammie's oversized, orange chair, my hand in a box of animal crackers, when my luxury vacation came to an abrupt end. Mom and Dad were back. My parents stood at the door, arms outstretched and ready to greet their ...
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, 2011
7
Mammie Doll
Family saga of three African American Women in a family, struggling to do well to achieve their American dream...
G. Franklin Prue, 2011
8
Laryngeal Mask Airway and Endotracheal Tube
The rise in IOP following endotracheal intubation is significant, yet transient and probably insignificant. This book will be of interest and benefit to medical professionals in Anaesthesiology and Ophthalmology.
Mammie Motiang, 2012
9
ABA Journal
A further participant in the arrangements had been "Mammie" Pleasant, to whom Judge Deady later referred as follows: Mary E. Pleasant, better known as Mammie Pleasant, is a conspicuous and important figiirp in this affair, without whom it ...
10
Wilmer
Taking place early in the 20th century, this fiction story tells of Wilma, who was raised by a "Negro Mammie.
Rosemary Ley, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMMIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mammie is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Margaret Lois McClain Blair
Mrs. Blair was born February 3, 1931 in Floyd County, a daughter of the late Richard Hamilton “Hamp” McClain, and Mammie Hice McClain. «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
2
Landlord accused of sleeping with girl, 13
The girl then says: “Mammie weet ek is nie 'n virgin nie.” (Mom, you know I am not a virgin). Her ma responds: “Jy het mos vir (social worker) ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
Abuse of Ebola burial powers in Sierra Leone
... of people had died of Ebola before the first two confirmed cases were recorded on 24 May 2014 – Victoria Yillah and Mammie Lebbie. This ... «Politico SL News, Jul 15»
4
UMC Mission in land battle – one dead after police shooting
Eddie Mammie told this medium that the mission never grabbed any land but acquired it legally with authentic documents. By Abdulai Mento ... «Sierra Express Media, Jul 15»
5
Sierra Leone News: Defence Counsel submits …Prosecution fails
Defence Counsel Ishmael Phillip Mammie at the on-going court martial for the alleged charge of munity has made his closing address ... «Awoko, Jul 15»
6
A Brilliant Video Series Shows Just How Few Words Are Spoken by …
Oyelowo's statement underlines how far things have come in the 75-plus years since Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammie in Gone With the ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Running Out of Jobs - Liberian Lawyers Shunning Jury Trial
Mammie representing four defendants on trial for alleged misapplication of US$3M from the Liberia Coco-Cola Bottling Company also stated ... «Front Page Africa, Jun 15»
8
Morgan County graduate pens memoir
The author is named for her great grandmother, Nancy Jane Thomasson Owen, wife of her great grandfather Robert Goodman Owen. Mammie ... «Hartselle Enquirer, Jun 15»
9
The unforgiving days of too much wine and never enough roses
'Mammie, you're just drunk all the time,' they would say. ... One told me the other day: 'Mammie, I now sommer [just] start to cry when the school ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 15»
10
Undefeated Boxer Keeps Up the Fight for His Mother's Oxtail Stew
Jeffrey has not seen her mother or her siblings since, and few people call her by her African name, Mammie (pronounced MAY-me). «New York Times, May 15»

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