English Explanatory Dictionary

mum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Mother.
noun
  1. A chrysanthemum.
  2. A decoration traditionally made of chrysanthemums and ribbons, worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations, marked with indicators such as the wearer's name, school, the year, and so on.
adj
  1. Silent.
  2. Secret.
intj
  1. stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!
verb
  1. To act in a pantomime or dumb show.
  2. To silence.
noun
  1. Silence.
noun
  1. A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of ma'am.
name
  1. One’s mother.

Pronunciation

/mʌm/ en-us-mum.ogg en-au-mum.ogg

Word forms

mum mums mam mom 'mum mumm mumming mummed

Etymology

Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.

Synonyms

Mom Mommy Mother Mummy Mum

Antonyms

Dad

Related words

Dad Mother

Derived words

ballet mum bank of mum and dad be mum grandmum gymslip mum mumfluencer mumhood mum-in-law mum jeans mumness mumoir mumpreneur mumsy queen mum soccer mum stepmum suck your mum supermum tiger mum wine mum your mum mumble mum's the word mummer mummery
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