# Ma Bailey — Not Without Laughter character guide

> Ma Bailey in Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ma

**First appearance:** 0000-i-storm

## Who they are

An elderly woman who helps care for Sandy.

## Relationships

### [Sandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/sandy)

_family_

Ma Bailey is Sandy's great-grandmother, a wise and nurturing elder who offers him comfort and wisdom.

### [Aunt Hager Williams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/aunt_hager_williams)

_family_

Aunt Hager and Ma Bailey are mother and daughter, sharing a close bond rooted in faith and family tradition.

### [Harriett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/harriett)

_family_

Harriett and Ma Bailey share a generational bond, with Ma Bailey often trying to guide Harriett toward stability.

### [Annjee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/annjee)

_family_

Annjee respects Ma Bailey as the family matriarch, though their interactions are limited by Annjee's busy life.

### [Jimboy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/jimboy)

_family_

Jimboy is Ma Bailey's grandson-in-law, and she views him with a mix of affection and concern for his instability.

### [Aunt Hager Williams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/aunt_hager_williams)

_family_

Aunt Hager and Ma Bailey are mother and daughter, sharing a close bond rooted in faith and family tradition.

### [Harriett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/harriett)

_family_

Harriett and Ma Bailey share a generational bond, with Ma Bailey often trying to guide Harriett toward stability.

### [Sandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/sandy)

_family_

Ma Bailey is Sandy's great-grandmother, a wise and nurturing elder who offers him comfort and wisdom.

### [Sandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/sandy)

_family_

Ma Bailey is Sandy's great-grandmother, a wise and nurturing elder who offers him comfort and wisdom.

### [Annjee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/annjee)

_family_

Annjee respects Ma Bailey as the family matriarch, though their interactions are limited by Annjee's busy life.

### [Jimboy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/jimboy)

_family_

Jimboy is Ma Bailey's grandson-in-law, and she views him with a mix of affection and concern for his instability.

### [Jimboy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/jimboy)

_family_

Jimboy is Ma Bailey's grandson-in-law, and she views him with a mix of affection and concern for his instability.

## Links

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