What does mum mean?

Definitions for mum
mʌmmum

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mum.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum, mum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifoliumnoun

    of China

  2. ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummynoun

    informal terms for a mother

  3. mumadjective

    secrecy

    "mum's the word"

  4. mum, silentadjective

    failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

    "the witness remained silent"

Wiktionary

  1. mumnoun

    A chrysanthemum.

  2. mumverb

    to act in a pantomime or dumb show

  3. mumnoun

    A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.

  4. mumadjective

    silent.

  5. mumadjective

    secret.

  6. muminterjection

    stop speaking!

  7. Mumnoun

    One's mother

    I wish Mum and Dad didn't argue so much.

  8. Etymology: Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy#Etymology 2. Compare mom, mama.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Mumadjective

    silent; not speaking

  2. Mum

    be silent! Hush!

  3. Mumnoun

    silence

  4. Mumnoun

    a sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany

  5. Etymology: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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.]

  2. 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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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'mum' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2276

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'mum' in Written Corpus Frequency: #266

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'mum' in Nouns Frequency: #517

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mum in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mum in a Sentence

  1. Nicole Trunfio:

    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.

  2. Paul Njoroge:

    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.

  3. Cheyenne Vendt:

    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

  4. Andrew Lenihan:

    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.

  5. Majlinda Kelmendi:

    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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