Meanings of black mammy in English

She had been our black mammy, and was a privileged character.

He tapped lightly and her old black mammy opened the door on a crack.

I know whereof I speak, for I revere the memory of my old black mammy.

He loved his "old black mammy," and she loved him.

He say, "Go 'round to the kitchen and tell black mammy to give you breakfast."

Aunt Basha's my old black mammy.

He knew that Nan was as superstitious as the old black mammy of the South who had nursed her.

Even to that generation there was a close tie between the southern child and his or her black mammy.

She was weeping bitterly, her old black mammy sitting beside her trying to comfort her as best she could.

After my father's death I came north in charge of my black mammy, Aunt Polly, to live with Aunt Metoaca.

Turning to Mr. Wade, he exclaimed: "Surely, you will not prevent me from taking my old black mammy with me?"

I remember thinking how comfortable a certain ponderous black mammy looked, whom I met on one of these same sunny and sandy tramps.

That same night she sat by her wood fire in her chamber, her old black mammy-MammyHenny-bending close, combing out her marvellous hair.

Can't you recollect anything further about your early childhood, your first impressions-thehouse, the woman who taught you to pray, the old black mammy?

In their stead had been patiently stitched (I surmised by some surviving " black mammy") new frogs made of cunningly twisted common hempen twine.

Perhaps he thinks my old black Mammy did; or poor, but honest, Jake Stall.