mammy
英 [ˈmæmi]
美 [ˈmæmi]
n. 妈; 妈妈; 黑人保姆(旧时美国南方各州对照看白人孩子的黑人女子的贬称)
复数:mammies
BNC.28380 / COCA.26273
牛津词典
noun
- 妈;妈妈
mother - 黑人保姆(旧时美国南方各州对照看白人孩子的黑人女子的贬称)
an offensive word used in the past in the southern states of the US for a black woman who cared for a white family's children
柯林斯词典
- (英国某些地区的方言)妈妈
In some dialects of English,mammyis used to mean mother.
英英释义
noun
- informal terms for a mother
- an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.