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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMMIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMMIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mammies 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMMIES

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMMIES

commies
crummies
drummies
dummies
Emmies
enemies
Grammies
gummies
jammies
jemmies
jimmies
mummies
rammies
rummies
sammies
shammies
shimmies
tammies
tommies
tummies
whammies

Synonyms and antonyms of mammies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mammies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAMMIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

mammies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mammies
570 millions of speakers

English

mammies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mammies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mammies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Детское Творчество Рисуем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mamães
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mammies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mamies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mammies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mammies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mammies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mammies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mammie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mammies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mammies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Mammies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mammies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mammies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mammies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дитяче Творчість Малюємо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mammies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mammies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mammie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mammies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mammies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mammies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMIES»

The term «mammies» is regularly used and occupies the 102.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mammies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mammies» 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 mammies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMMIES»

Discover the use of mammies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mammies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive ...
Completely updated to include the entire twentieth century, this new fourth edition covers all the latest directors, stars, and films including Summer of Sam, Jackie Brown, The Best Man, and The Hurricane.
Donald Bogle, 2001
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Isn't It Well For Ye?: The Book of Irish Mammies
So if you're an Irish Mammy, have one, know one or suspect you might be turning into one, this book will act as your guide. But be aware that though this book might think it knows it all, it doesn't, only Mammy knows it all.
Colm O'Regan, 2012
3
Mammies no more: the changing image of Black women on stage ...
Explores the ways in which mainstream American plays and films have reflected-- and helped to reinforce-- stereotypes of black women.
Lisa M. Anderson, 1997
4
That's More of It Now: The Second Book of Irish Mammies
Colm O'Regan's massive bestseller Isn't It Well For Ye? The Book of Irish Mammies brought the wonderful world of the Irish Mammy to homes across Ireland, where it took pride of place alongside the good scissors and the bit of string that ...
Colm O'Regan, 2013
5
Ceramic Uncles & Celluloid Mammies: Black Images and Their ...
A study by an African-American studies scholar notes stereotyping objects in popular culture that depict blacks as servile, primitive, or simpleminded and explains how the subtle influences of such seemingly harmless images reinforce ...
Patricia A. Turner, 1994
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the ...
4. MAMMIES,. MATRIARCHS,. AND. OTHER. CONTROLLING. IMAGES. Called Matriarch, Emasculator and Hot Momma. Sometimes Sister, Pretty Baby, Auntie, Mammy and Girl. Called Unwed Mother, Welfare Recipient and Inner City ...
Patricia Hill Collins, 2000
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Mothers, Mammies and Old Maids: Twenty-Five Character ...
Twenty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood Axel Nissen. really left without a story for the remainder of the narrative, except the contrived subplot of her daughter Susie (Sandra Dee) falling in love with Lora's would-be husband  ...
Axel Nissen, 2012
8
Media & Minorities: The Politics of Race in News and ...
Black Subservient Stereotypes: Mammies, Toms, and Coons Until 1961, blacks in television sitcoms were portrayed in the subservient roles derived from the minstrel shows.40 Therefore, domestics, butlers, chauffeurs, and handymen were  ...
Stephanie Greco Larson, 2006
9
Mammy: A Century of Race, Gender, and Southern Memory
A year after the institute was proposed, former southern belle Eliza Ripley, in her popular memoir Social Life in Old New Orleans (1912),43 included an entire chapter entitled “A Monument to Mammies”on the ways of the old southern mammy.
Kimberly Wallace-Sanders, 2008
10
Migration, Prostitution, and Human Trafficking: The Voice of ...
In case of tension between a customer and a miss, if the customer refuses to offer a tip, the mammies will ask the customer for a tip. Thus, to a certain extent, misses depend on mammies to do business. But a mammy does not always stand for ...
Min Liu, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMMIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mammies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Working as a translator in Italy is the best job I've ever had
Everyone cycles here. Not just the lycra-brigade, but little old ladies with handbags too. Mammies or daddies with piccola Maria beaming at the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Dublin hostel renovated for homeless families in need | Irish …
Set up by an unlikely alliance of activists, mammies, and anarchists, this new approach to emergency housing has placed those backing the ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
VIDEO: Ever Have The Fear You Were Turning Into Your Mammy …
We all live in dread of the day that we realize we've turned into our mammies. Don't get us wrong, we love them to pieces, but there's some ... «Her.ie, Jul 15»
4
This Worried Irish Mammy Got Vodafone To Text Her Son When He …
We all know that Irish mammies get very antsy when we don't respond to texts and calls. This worry is intensified for mammies who have sons ... «Her.ie, Jul 15»
5
How to parent teens during the long summer holidays
Teenagers are not great at accepting direction for anyone, but especially not from their mammies. And sitting in the passenger seat as the gears ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
This company is making it easier for Irish mammies to send care …
ParcelDirect.ie could be a sly game changer for everyone who has moved away in the last couple of years, and more importantly, for the mammies who can now ... «JOE, Jul 15»
7
Magical moments
There's a best-dressed fairy competition for all who attend - including mammies and daddies - and children will also get to design and create ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
We are lagging far behind in the race for a top-rate transport system
No wonder some can be seen clutching Herald Sport to their chests like comfort blankets, trying hard not to sob and call for their mammies. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
9
Sexual Liberation Is for White Women, According to 'Orange Is the …
In general, the Black characters are treated as asexual mammies. In U.S. history, the mammy trope arrived during slavery when slave women ... «RH Reality Check, Jul 15»
10
Counting every penny and every minute devalues parent's role
It's July 2 and it's the dawn of a new era for you, about 29,999 other mammies, and a few dads too. No more will you wallow in idleness while ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mammies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mammies>. Apr 2024 ».
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