Mammy
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"Mammy" is a variant of "mama
" used in several English dialects, including Hiberno-English
used in Ireland
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"Mammy" may refer to:
Mama and papa
In linguistics, mama and papa refers to the sequences of sounds , and similar ones known to correspond to the word for "mother" and "father" in many languages of the world....
" used in several English dialects, including Hiberno-English
Hiberno-English
Hiberno-English is the dialect of English written and spoken in Ireland .English was first brought to Ireland during the Norman invasion of the late 12th century. Initially it was mainly spoken in an area known as the Pale around Dublin, with Irish spoken throughout the rest of the country...
used in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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"Mammy" may refer to:
- Mammy archetypeMammy archetypeThe mammy archetype is perhaps one of the best-known archetypes of African American women. She is often portrayed within a narrative framework or other imagery as a domestic servant of African descent, generally good-natured, often overweight, very dark skinned, middle aged, and loud...
, a stereotype of a black woman, depicted as rotund, homely, and matronly - Mammy's Boy, unfinished 1923 film with Al JolsonAl JolsonAl Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
, directed by D. W. GriffithD. W. GriffithDavid Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera... - Mammy (1930 film)Mammy (1930 film)Mammy is a musical drama film with Technicolor sequences, released by Warner Brothers. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, Say It With Songs ....
, starring Al Jolson - "My MammyMy Mammy"My Mammy" is a U.S. popular song with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis.Though associated with Al Jolson, who performed the song very successfully, "My Mammy" was performed first by William Frawley as a vaudeville-style act during 1918. Jolson heard the song and...
", a U.S. popular song, a huge hit for Al Jolson - Mammy (Gone with the Wind), the O’Haras' outspoken housemaid in the film version of Gone with the Wind
- Mammy Two Shoes, a recurring character in MGM's Tom and Jerry cartoons, a heavy-set middle-aged black woman
- Mammy Yokum, a white hillbilly from the comic strip "Little Abner"