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Wondering how to use Mammy in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as nanny or mother.

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Mammy in a sentence

Mammy meaning

  1. mamma; mother
  2. In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.

Synonyms of Mammy

nanny mother mummy mum mommy momma mom mamma mama ma nurse nursemaid female parent

Related words

Other words often associated with Mammy or its synonyms:

woman keeper father parent abbess silent body yeast feel prioress incommunicative harbour

Using Mammy

  • The main meaning on this page is: mamma; mother | In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.
  • Useful related words include: nanny, mother, mummy, mum.
  • In the example corpus, mammy often appears in combinations such as: mammy market, of mammy, as mammy.

Context around Mammy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

black 2× irish 1× mama 1× dong 1× okay 1× played 1× peace 1× minstrel 1× servant 1×

Often after:

market 3× suggests 1× lingered 1× makes 1× figure 1× comes 1× congress 1×

Sentence patterns with Mammy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a minstrel mammy 1× affectionately as mammy in the 1× all okay mammy makes it 1× at the mammy market inside 1× clinging to mammy suggests the 1× ding dong mammy will air 1× figure of mammy lingered because 1× house servant mammy whom mccaig 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all okay mammy 1× boko haram also 1× but don t 1× café supervisor lisa 1× chukwu said a 1× daddy from lusmagh 1×

Common sentence endings:

a lection party 1× a minstrel mammy 1× and your smile 1× for military personnel 1× from cappamore limerick 1× injustice of slavery 1×

Words around Mammy

Just before it in the word index:

mammuthus 2 mammut 2 mammoths 42 mammoth 353 mammoplasty 2 mammootty 35

Just after it in the word index:

mamnoon 3 mamo 8 mamoa 5 mamombe 7 mamora 6 mamore 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulai 27 abhinandan 27 abhor 27 abo 27 abscesses 27 abul 27

Corpus analysis for Mammy

  • In this selection, "mammy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, black, irish, mama, market, suggests and lingered stand out and add context to how "mammy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a minstrel mammy and affectionately as mammy in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mammy" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mammy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

All okay – Mammy makes it better. (6 words)

That's where your mammy comes in. (7 words)

Daddy from Lusmagh, Offaly, and Mammy from Cappamore, Limerick. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Micki McElya, in her book Clinging to Mammy, suggests the myth of the faithful slave, in the figure of Mammy, lingered because white Americans wished to live in a world in which African Americans were not angry over the injustice of slavery. (42 words)

Café supervisor Lisa, 49, told ChronicleLive: "My phone rang and Amy's number came up, and when I answered the baby Ella was screaming in the background and Skye was shouting: "mama, mammy's not well'". (36 words)

Boko Haram also claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion at the Mammy market inside a Mogadishu military cantonment popularly called Abacha Barracks in Abuja on New Year’s Eve in 2010, killing nearly 10 people. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Micki McElya, in her book Clinging to Mammy, suggests the myth of the faithful slave, in the figure of Mammy, lingered because white Americans wished to live in a world in which African Americans were not angry over the injustice of slavery.

But don’t expect to win any debates with her, because the Irish Mammy always has the last word.

Café supervisor Lisa, 49, told ChronicleLive: "My phone rang and Amy's number came up, and when I answered the baby Ella was screaming in the background and Skye was shouting: "mama, mammy's not well'".

Daddy from Lusmagh, Offaly, and Mammy from Cappamore, Limerick.

In the programme O’Carroll’s character, who is known affectionately as ‘mammy’ in the series, is a foul-mouthed Irish mother.

The Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special Ding Dong Mammy will air on Christmas Day at 11.05pm on BBC One.

All okay – Mammy makes it better.

Boko Haram also claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion at the Mammy market inside a Mogadishu military cantonment popularly called Abacha Barracks in Abuja on New Year’s Eve in 2010, killing nearly 10 people.

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Gone With the Wind ironically produced the first Oscar for an African American (Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy).

The boys paid tribute to Susanna in February, writing on Twitter: 'Rest In Peace Mammy You live on through us We will miss you and your smile.

In this woman I see another reiteration of the Black mammy figure who was reduced to the shadows of rearing children and other unthinkable atrocities.

But there is no reasonable defence for this cartoon, since the point could easily have been made without reducing the world’s most decorated tennis player to a minstrel mammy.

Chukwu said a portion of the land was use for building of a ‘Mammy Market’ while another part is being used for development of post service housing estate for military personnel.

She received the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy, the head slave at the fictional plantation in “Gone with the Wind” (1939).

That's where your mammy comes in.

The Chief of Army Staff has no stalls or any kind of property in the said Mammy Market,” Chukwu said.

Excerpt from My Old Black Mammy by James W. Elliott, 1914.

In 2010, Mitchell's estate authorized McCaig to write a prequel, which follows the life of the house servant Mammy, whom McCaig names "Ruth".

In popular culture 1940 Women's Press Club skit in which Mammy Congress puts Scarlett O'Budgett into her corset before going to a 'lection party.

Mammy is reluctant to reveal her red petticoat to Rhett; nevertheless, she has sexual knowledge akin to Belle Watling.

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Common combinations with mammy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mammy" in a sentence?
An example: "Micki McElya, in her book Clinging to Mammy, suggests the myth of the faithful slave, in the figure of Mammy, lingered because white Americans wished to live in a world in which African Americans were not angry over the injustice of slavery." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mammy" from authentic English texts.
What does "mammy" mean?
Mammy means: mamma; mother
What are synonyms of "mammy"?
Common synonyms of "mammy" include: nanny, mother, mummy, mum, mommy, momma, mom, mamma. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "mammy" are there?
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