mammy
noun /ˈmæmi/
/ˈmæmi/
(plural mammies)
- (dialect, informal) mother
妈;妈妈 - (offensive) 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
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)
词源early 16th cent.: from mam + -y; compare with mommy and mummy ‘mother’.