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Mammy is a warm word for mother, used especially in Ireland — close to mam or mum. Children say it, and many adults still say “my mammy” without sounding there. It is familiar and loving, not formal.
MammyMammy is是 a warm word for mother一個很親暱的「媽媽」說法 used especially in Ireland在愛爾蘭特別常用 close to mam or mum跟mam或mum很接近 Children say it小孩會這樣叫 and many adults still say “my mammy”很多大人也還是會說「my mammy」 without sounding babyish there在那裡並不會顯得幼稚 It is familiar and loving這個詞親切又充滿愛 not formal不是正式用語
It comes from mam or mamma plus a little -y ending, the same kind of ending as daddy.
It comes from mam or mamma plus a little -y ending它是mam或mamma加上小小的-y結尾 the same kind of ending as daddy跟daddy的結尾方式一樣
Though actually, the same spelling is famous in the United States for a very different, painful meaning: an old racist picture of a Black woman made to cook and care for a white family. That US use is not the Irish word for mother, and it is not a cute nickname.
Though actually不過其實 the same spelling is famous in the United States同樣的拼法在美國卻有另一個很不一樣、很沉重的意思 for a very different, painful meaning that is一個帶有種族歧視的舊形象 an old racist picture of a Black woman made to cook and care for a white family指被迫替白人家庭煮飯照顧的黑人女性的舊刻板印象 That US use is not the Irish word for mother這個美國用法不是愛爾蘭語裡「媽媽」的意思 and it is not a cute nickname也不是什麼可愛的暱稱
For this entry, think Ireland: mammy = mother.
For this entry這個詞條要記得的是 think Ireland想到愛爾蘭 mammy = mothermammy＝媽媽
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
mammynoun
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mamma; mother
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derogatoryhistoricalIn 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.
- That's what you for—to help white folks keep niggers down. That's why he sent you to me. They be calling you mammy in a few years. You be running the whole house when the old man dies.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。