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mammy

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "mammy" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
5 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “mammy” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

mammy

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

mammy is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, mammy is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofmammy

1noun
  • Mamma; mother
  • (historical, often pejorative) 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.

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