mammy

Examples

• All

• Making something of myself for ye and mammy and daddy to be proud of.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Your old mammy's waiting for you.

  Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

• What do you remember of my mammy and daddy, the people they were?

  Fiction book (1997)

• I guess you could say, in that sense, my mother was a mammy.

  Personal Problems (1980)

• For God's sake, Mammy, are you trying to kill yourself?

  Fiction book (1997)

• You wouldn't dare try to get your sweet Mammy in trouble.

  Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2024)

• I don't think your mammy would be too pleased about that now.

  The Guard (2011)

• Aren't you thinking about your drowned mammy and daddy, Billy?

  Fiction book (1997)

• I will take six eggs, Mrs., for the omelette I promised my mammy a fortnight ago.

  Fiction book (1997)

• My mammy always knows how to make me feel better when I am sad.

Synonyms

M

mom

vsmammy

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A woman who has a child and cares for them

is narrower, being a dialectal or regional informal form

M

mama

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

A child's word for their mother

is similar but is specifically noted as a regional dialect form

M

mommy

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

A child's word for mom

is a dialectal alternative rather than a general child address

M

ma

vsmammy

• Informal

735 7.9

A friendly informal name people use for their mother

is more regionally dialectal rather than a general informal address

M

mum

vsmammy

• UK

223 1.9

A woman who gave you birth or cared for you

is a dialectal variant tied to particular regions rather than general British use

M

momma

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

202 7.7

A child's informal name for their mother

is regionally dialectal rather than broadly used across English varieties

M

mummy

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

98 5.6

A child's word for their mother

is instead a regional dialect form rather than standard child speech

M

mamma

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

32 7.5

A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow

is regionally marked dialect rather than just a general child form

A

ama

vsmammy

24 9.8

A woman who is a mother or cares for children

is specifically an English informal or dialectal mother word

M

mah

vsmammy

• Slang

12 9.9

An informal word people use for mother

is more regionally dialectal and less general slang

M

mam

vsmammy

• UK

5 8.2

A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland

is a dialectal informal mother word used chiefly in certain English regions

M

mami

vsmammy

• Informal

5 8.8

A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families

is an English regional form rather than a Spanish family address

M

mamacita

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

2 9.5

A child's loving word for mother

is a regionally English informal form, not a Spanish diminutive

M

mumma

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

2 9.0

A word children use for their mother

is more of a regional dialect form than a general family term

M

mumsy

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

2 7.9

A loving name a child uses for their mother

is a dialectal informal form rather than a playful invented name

M

mae

vsmammy

• Baby Talk

9.9

A loving word for mother used in Wales

is an English dialectal mother word rather than a borrowed form

A

amma

vsmammy

• Indian

9.9

Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families

is an English regional informal word rather than a South Asian address

A

ammi

vsmammy

• Indian

9.9

A warm informal name used for a mother in Urdu and Hindi

is an English dialect form rather than a South Asian language term

Surface Forms

Etymology