Definition of Mammies

1. Noun. (plural of mammy) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mammies

1. mammy [n] - See also: mammy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mammies

mammee apple
mammee apples
mammee tree
mammees
mammer
mammered
mammering
mammers
mammery
mammet
mammetry
mammets
mammey
mammeys
mammie
mammies (current term)
mammifer
mammiferous
mammifers
mammiform
mammil-
mammilated
mammilla
mammillae
mammillaplasty
mammillaria
mammillaries
mammillariform
mammillary
mammillary bodies

Literary usage of Mammies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Her Royal Highness Woman and His Majesty by Max O'Rell (1901)
"CHAPTER XXXVII mammies AND GRANNIES Cupboard love—Every kind of love is more or less selfish except maternal love—Maternal love over-rated— If you never had ..."

2. The timber trees, timber and fancy woods, as also, the forests of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"... and for mammies, and though not so strong as Chisel- handle-tree, it possesses similar properties, though in an inferior degree. ..."

3. The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the by William Albert Sinclair (1905)
"If race prejudice is an instinct, inborn, and inbred, how could Tie whites drink and thrive on the milk of these black " mammies " in childhood, ..."

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