What does mum mean?
Definitions for mum
mʌmmum
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Princeton's WordNet
florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum, mum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifoliumnoun
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ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummynoun
informal terms for a mother
mumadjective
secrecy
"mum's the word"
mum, silentadjective
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
"the witness remained silent"
Wiktionary
mumnoun
A chrysanthemum.
mumverb
to act in a pantomime or dumb show
mumnoun
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
mumadjective
silent.
mumadjective
secret.
muminterjection
stop speaking!
Mumnoun
One's mother
I wish Mum and Dad didn't argue so much.
Etymology: Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy#Etymology 2. Compare mom, mama.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Muminterject.
A word denoting prohibition to speak, or resolution not to speak; silence; hush.
Mum then, and no more proceed. William Shakespeare, Tempest.
Well said, master; mum! and gaze your fill. William Shakespeare.
The citizens are mum, say not a word. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.
Intrust it under solemn vows
Of mum, and silence, and the rose. Hudibras, p. iii.Mumnoun
Ale brewed with wheat.
Etymology: mumme, German.
In Shenibank, upon the river Elbe, is a storehouse for the wheat of which mum is made at Brunswick. John Mortimer.
Sedulous and stout
With bowls of fat’ning mum. Philips.The clam’rous crowd is hush’d with mugs of mum,
Till all tun’d equal send a general hum. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
mum
1. Short form for "mother" often used in British English. 2. In American English, it refers to a variety of plant, known as Chrysanthemums, often shortened to mum. 3. An expression meaning to be silent or quiet about something, often used in the phrase 'keep mum'.
Webster Dictionary
Mumadjective
silent; not speaking
Mum
be silent! Hush!
Mumnoun
silence
Mumnoun
a sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany
Etymology: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.]
Wikidata
Múm
múm are an experimental Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mum
mum, adj. silent.—n. silence.—interj. be silent!—interj. Mum′-bud′get, an exclamation enjoining silence.—n. Mum′chance, a silent game with cards or dice: a fool.—adj. silent. [Cf. L. and Gr. mu, the least possible sound made with the lips: imit.]
Mum
mum, n. a peculiar kind of beer made of wheat-malt, to which some brewers add oat and bean meal. [Ger. mumme, from a personal name.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mum' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2276
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mum' in Written Corpus Frequency: #266
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mum' in Nouns Frequency: #517
Anagrams for mum »
MMU
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mum in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of mum in a Sentence
When I saw the cover of me breastfeeding, which was unplanned and just natural, I teared up and thought, ‘Wow this is such a special moment where my worlds have collided’, there’s the maternal side of me, who so loves being a mum, and the professional side, who’s so passionate about her career.
I think about their last six minutes a lot. My wife and mum-in-law knew they were going to die. They had to somehow comfort the children during those final moments, i have nightmares about how they must have clung to their mother, crying, seeing the fright in her eyes.
your mother isn't always the lady that gave birth to you that you call your mum, my foster mum has brought me up and in that process I, myself have chosen to look on to her as my mum, and I wouldn't have it any other way
Mum ZeeZee and her new arrival instantly bonded and she’s been doing a great job of cradling him closely and caring for him. a birth always creates a lot of excitement in the group and raising a youngster soon becomes a real extended family affair.
There was a moment when I said,' Why am I staying here ?' when I felt like nobody was taking my career seriously, at the same time my mum was telling me,' Go somewhere else, don't stay here,' and my coach was saying,' Hold on, we will find a solution, it's not always going to be like this.'.
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- mammaAfrikaans
- مَامَان, مَامَا, أُمّArabic
- бабаAvaric
- ма́ма, мату́ляBelarusian
- ма̀маBulgarian
- mamàCatalan, Valencian
- maminka, mámaCzech
- Mutti, Mami, MamaGerman
- nɔ, dadaEwe
- μαμάGreek
- patrino, panjoEsperanto
- mamáSpanish
- amm, emme, ema, memmEstonian
- amatxoBasque
- مادر, مام, مامانPersian
- äiskä, mamma, äippä, äiti, mutsiFinnish
- mamanFrench
- mam, maimeIrish
- màmag, mamaidhScottish Gaelic
- אִמָּאHebrew
- अम्मी, माताजी, अम्माँ, माँ, मांHindi
- anyu, anya, mamaHungarian
- մայրիկArmenian
- mama, mamiIndonesian
- mammaItalian
- ママ, お母さんJapanese
- დედიკო, დედაGeorgian
- ಅಮ್ಮKannada
- 어머니, 엄마Korean
- materLatin
- mamáLingala
- mamytė, mamaLithuanian
- māmiņa, mammaLatvian
- мамаMacedonian
- ഉമ്മ, അമ്മMalayalam
- bu, mak, ibuMalay
- mamaDutch
- нана, гыцци, мамӕOssetian, Ossetic
- mama, mamusiaPolish
- mamã, mamãePortuguese
- mămică, măicuțăRomanian
- мама́ша, ма́тушка, маму́ся, ма́мка, маму́ля, ма́мочка, ма́менька, мам, ма́ма, маRussian
- mama, мамаSerbo-Croatian
- mama, mamičkaSlovak
- mamaSlovene
- mamaAlbanian
- mammaSwedish
- ninaSwahili
- คุณแม่, แม่Thai
- anneTurkish
- әниTatar
- ма́тінка, мату́ся, не́нька, не́ня, ма́маUkrainian
- اماں, امىUrdu
- mẹ, uây khyếm mẹVietnamese
- motülVolapük
- מאַמעYiddish
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