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momma(dictionary)

momma (iou)



momma noun. E19.
[Alt. of MAMMA noun2. Cf. MOM, MOMMY.]
In the southern US, esp. before the abolition of slavery, a black woman having the care of white children. Cf. MAMMY noun1 2. E19.
Mother (= MAMMA noun2 1). Also = MAMMA noun2 2. Chiefly US. L19.