Definitions for MUMmʌm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mummʌm(adj.)
silent:
to keep mum.
Origin of mum:
1350–1400; ME momme
mummʌm(v.i.)mummed, mum•ming.
to act as a mummer.
Origin of mum:
1350–1400; ME mommen, v. use of mom mum1
mummʌm(n.)
Category: Plants
Ref: chrysanthemum .
Origin of mum:
1920–25; shortened form
mummʌm(n.)
Chiefly Brit.
Category: British
Ref: mother1 (defs. 1, 2). 1 1 1 2
Origin of mum:
1815–25; see mom
mummʌm(n.)
a strong beer or ale.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
Origin of mum:
1630–40; < G Mumme
Princeton's WordNet
florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum, mum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifolium(noun)
of China
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy(noun)
informal terms for a mother
mum(adj)
secrecy
"mum's the word"
mum, silent(adj)
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
mum(noun)ʌm
mom
Wiktionary
mum(Noun)
A chrysanthemum.
mum(Verb)
to act in a pantomime or dumb show
mum(Noun)
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
mum(Adjective)
silent.
mum(Adjective)
secret.
mum(Interjection)
stop speaking!
Mum(ProperNoun)
One's mother
I wish Mum and Dad didn't argue so much.
Origin: Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy#Etymology 2. Compare mom, mama.
Webster Dictionary
Mum(adj)
silent; not speaking
Mum(u)
be silent! Hush!
Mum(noun)
silence
Mum(noun)
a sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany
Translations for MUM
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
candle(noun)
a moulded piece of wax with a wick in the centre, for giving light
We had to use candles when the electric lights went out.
- kersAfrikaans
- شَمْعَهArabic
- свещBulgarian
- velaPortuguese (BR)
- svíčkaCzech
- die KerzeGerman
- (stearin-)lysDanish
- κερίGreek
- velaSpanish
- küünalEstonian
- شمعFarsi
- kynttiläFinnish
- bougieFrench
- נֵרHebrew
- मोमबत्तीHindi
- svijećaCroatian
- gyertyaHungarian
- lilinIndonesian
- kertiIcelandic
- candelaItalian
- ろうそくJapanese
- 양초Korean
- žvakėLithuanian
- sveceLatvian
- lilinMalay
- kaarsDutch
- stearinlys, (levende) lysNorwegian
- świecaPolish
- شمعPersian
- شمعPashto
- velaPortuguese
- lumânareRomanian
- свечаRussian
- sviečkaSlovak
- svečaSlovenian
- svećaSerbian
- stearinljusSwedish
- เทียนThai
- mumTurkish
- 蠟燭Chinese (Trad.)
- свічкаUkrainian
- موم بتی ، قندیل ، شمعUrdu
- cây nếnVietnamese
- 蜡烛Chinese (Simp.)
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