MUMMY


Meaning of MUMMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mʌmi ]

( mummies)

1.

Some people, especially young children, call their mother mummy . ( BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use mommy )

I want my mummy...

Mummy says I can play out in the garden.

N-FAMILY

2.

A mummy is a dead body which was preserved long ago by being rubbed with special oils and wrapped in cloth.

...an Egyptian mummy.

N-COUNT

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