(SECRET) [adjective] [not gradable] [informal] - silent in order not to tell anyone what you knowDon't tell your friends unless you're sure they'll keep mum.(saying) 'Mum's the word' is used to tell someone, or to agree, that something must be kept a secret."Don't tell a soul about this." "OK, mum's the word!"
MUM
Meaning of MUM in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012