mammy
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mammy
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (informal) (relative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. la mami (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Carlitos tucked a piece of candy away in his pocket so his mammy wouldn't see it.Carlitos se guardó un caramelo en el bolsillo para que su mami no lo viera.
b. la mamita (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The little boy snuggled up in his mammy's arms because he was scared.El niño se acurrucó entre los brazos de su mamita porque tenía miedo.
c. la mamaíta (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Look, mammy! There's a bunny in the garden!¡Mira, mamaíta! ¡Hay un conejito en el jardín!
d. la mamacita (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I love you, mammy. - I love you too, sweetie.Te amo, mamacita. - Te amo también, mi cielo.
2. (archaic) (extremely offensive) (enslaved Black woman or Black woman engaged to serve a white family) (United States)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el ama negra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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