I. ˈmə-mē noun
( plural mummies )
Etymology: Middle English mummie powdered parts of a mummified body used as a drug, from Anglo-French mumie, from Medieval Latin mumia mummy, powdered mummy, from Arabic mūmiya bitumen, mummy, from Persian mūm wax
Date: 1615
1.
a. : a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
b. : a body unusually well preserved
2. : one resembling a mummy
II.
chiefly British variant of mommy