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"Mammy" is a nickname for a
mother ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ...
, used in several English dialects, most notably in
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. It may refer to: *
Mammy stereotype A mammy is a U.S. historical stereotype depicting black women who work in a white family and nurse the family's children. The fictionalized mammy character is often visualized as a larger-sized, dark-skinned woman with a motherly personality ...
, a stock portrayal of a black woman who cared for or served people in a white family * ''Mammy'' (1930 film), starring Al Jolson * ''Mammy'' (1951 film), a French drama film * Mammy (''Gone with the Wind''), a character in ''Gone with the Wind'' *
Mammy Two Shoes Mammy Two Shoes is a Character (arts), fictional character in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM's ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons. She is a heavy-set middle-aged African Americans, African American woman who takes care of the house in which Tom and Jerry reside ...
, a recurring character in MGM's ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons, a heavy-set middle-aged black woman * Mammy yokum, a white hillbilly from the comic strip ''Li'l Abner'' * "
My Mammy "My Mammy" is an American popular song with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. Though associated with Al Jolson, who performed the song very successfully, "My Mammy" was performed first in 1918 by William Fra ...
", a U.S. popular song, a huge hit for Al Jolson


See also

* '' Maami'', a 2011 film directed by Tunde Kelani *
Mama and papa In linguistics, mama and papa are considered a special case of false cognates. In many languages of the world, sequences of sounds similar to and mean "mother" and "father", usually but not always in that order. This is thought to be a coincid ...
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Mami (disambiguation) Mami may refer to: People *Cheb Mami, Algerian raï singer * Mami (given name), a Japanese feminine given name * Mami (goddess), a goddess in the Babylonian epic ''Atra-Hasis'' *Mami Wata, a pantheon of ancient water spirits or deities Entertainme ...
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Mamie (disambiguation) Mamie is a feminine given name and nickname. Mamie may also refer to: * Pierre Mamie (1920–2008), Swiss Roman Catholic bishop * ''Mamie'' (film), a 2016 Canadian short animated film * Typhoon Mamie (disambiguation), a list of Pacific Ocean ...
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Mummy (disambiguation) A mummy is an unusually well preserved corpse. Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to: Places *Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States *Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in Par ...
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