transcription, транскрипция: [ mʌm ]
( mums)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Your mum is your mother. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, usually use mom )
He misses his mum...
Mum and Dad are coming for lunch...
Don’t worry, Mum...
N-FAMILY
2.
If you keep mum or stay mum about something, you do not tell anyone about it. ( INFORMAL )
He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.
= keep quiet
PHRASE : V inflects