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mamie

mamie is the alternative form of mamey.

mamie is the alternative spelling of mammy.

Meaning of mamey

Noun

mamey (plural mameys or mameyes)

  1. An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
    Synonyms:
    yellow mamey
  2. A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
    • So there are black and white sapotes (no relation), mamey and chiku sapotes (same family). Black sapotes are not the only sapotes – but I reckon Jeannette Winterson would heartily agree there should be a place for one in your fruit bowl.2020 October 9, Palisa Anderson, “Not-quite-chocolate-pudding fruit: why black sapote is 'utterly unexpected and delightful'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2021
    Synonyms:
    red mamey
  3. A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis

Meaning of mammy

Noun

mammy (plural mammies)

  1. (childish) mamma; mother
  2. (US, derogatory, historical, often) 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.
    • 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.1979, Octavia Butler, Kindred

Proper noun capitalized: Mamie

Mamie

  1. (US, dated) A diminutive of Mary or Mavis, also used as a formal female given name.
    • When they are used to express the affectionate regard of near friends and relatives they also may be pretty and appropriate, but they look very silly in a formal signature, and surely do not befit the dignity of womanhood. We had, for instance, among these 800 names scores of Minnies, Mamies, and...1880 Emily Faithfull, The Victoria Magazine, v.36 (July-Dec 1880), page 264
    • 'Oh,' thought Mr Carrados speculatively, 'Mamie!' 'Trust an American,' he said aloud, 'to know more Shakespeare than nine out of ten of us. I suppose your sister's friend is from the States?'1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Forms of mamie

pluralmamies

Origin of mamie

From mam /mama + -ie.

Words formed from mamie

Phrases with mamie

Questions about mamie

What does mamie mean?
Mamie means a diminutive of Mary or Mavis, also used as a formal female given name.
What is mamie the alternative form of?
Mamie is the alternative form of mamey.
What part of speech is mamie?
Mamie is a proper noun.

Words near mamie in the dictionary

  1. mameyes
  2. mameys
  3. mamgu
  4. mamgus
  5. mami
  6. mamie
  7. Mamie pink
  8. Mamie Taylor
  9. Mamie Taylors
  10. mamies
  11. mamihlapinatapai

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