mummy

mum·my ¹  (mm)

n. pl. mum·mies

1. The dead body of a human or animal that has been embalmed and prepared for burial, as according to the practices of the ancient Egyptians.

2. A withered, shrunken, or well-preserved body that resembles an embalmed body.

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[Middle English mummie, medicinal material from embalmed corpses, from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mmya, from mm, wax, from Persian.]

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mum·my ²  (mm)

n. pl. mum·mies Informal

Mother.

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[Alteration of mommy or mum.]

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mummy¹

n pl -mies

1. (Social Science / Archaeology) an embalmed or preserved body, esp as prepared for burial in ancient Egypt

2. (Medicine) Obsolete the substance of such a body used medicinally

3. a mass of pulp

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a dark brown pigment

[from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mūmiyah asphalt, from Persian mūm wax]

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mummy²

n pl -mies

Chiefly Brit a child's word for mother

[variant of mum¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mummy - informal terms for a mother           ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mammy female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"
	2.	mummy - a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) dead body, body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"

Translations

mummy¹ [ˈmʌmɪ] N (= preserved corpse) → momia f

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mummy [ˈmʌmi] n

(British) (= mother) → maman f
Mummy says I can go → Maman dit que je peux y aller.
I want my mummy → Je veux ma maman.

(embalmed) → momie f

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mummy¹

n (= corpse) → Mumie f

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mummy²

n (Brit inf: = mother) → Mami f (inf), → Mama f (inf)

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mummy¹ [ˈmʌmɪ] n (Brit) (fam) (mother) → mamma
he's a mummy's boy → è un mammone

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mummy¹ [ˈmʌmɪ] n (Brit) (fam) (mother) → mamma
he's a mummy's boy → è un mammone

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mummy² [ˈmʌmɪ] n (embalmed corpse) → mummia

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mummy² [ˈmʌmɪ] n (embalmed corpse) → mummia

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mummy mum

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mummy²

n mummy [ˈmami]

a dead human body preserved eg by the ancient Egyptians by wrapping in bandages and treating with spice, wax etc. mummie مومْياء мумия mumie mumie die Mumie μούμια momia muumia جسد موميایی شده muumio momie מוּמיָה पुराना परिरक्षित शव mumija múmia mumi múmía, smurlingur ミイラ 미라 mumija mūmija mumia mummie mumie mumia múmia mumie мумия múmia mumija mumija mumie มัมมี่ mumya 木乃伊 мумія حنوط کی ہوئی انسان یا جانور کی لاش xác ướp 木乃伊

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mummy → ماما, مومياء maminka, mumie mor, mumie Mami, Mumie μαμάκα, μούμια mami, momia äiti, muumio maman, momie mama, mumija mamma, mummia ママ, ミイラ 미라, 엄마 mama, mummie mamma, mumie mamusia, mumia mamã, mamãe, múmia мама, мумия mamma, mumie แม่, มัมมี่ annecim, mumya mẹ, xác ướp 妈咪, 木乃伊