mammy

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"Mammy" is a variant of "mama" used in several English dialects, including Hiberno-English used in Ireland.

"Mammy" may refer to:

• Mammy archetype, a stereotype of a black woman, depicted as rotund, homely, and matronly
• Mammy (1930 film), starring Al Jolson
• "My Mammy", a U.S. popular song, a huge hit for Al Jolson
• Mammy (Gone with the Wind), the O’Haras' outspoken housemaid in the film version of Gone with the Wind
• Mammy Two Shoes, 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 "Little Abner"

See also

• Mami
• Mamie

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