mamie
/mˈeɪmi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of mamey.
noun
Alternative spelling of mammy.
Example Sentences
- "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 only here and there a Mary, a much more euphonious as well as a dignified name."
- "'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?'"
- "is there really anyone who got thru ist grade in the US without learning this song? […] the goslings are crying (3x) because their mamie's dead […]"
- "Last time I tried to enter Tennessee, the guy at the gate wanted to know my mamie and her broverz name."
- "[S]he was very proud when I came to fetch her last Monday. "This is my mamie," she yelled to everybody!!"