MUMMY


Meaning of MUMMY in English

1. n. (pl. -ies) Brit. colloq. mother.

Etymology: imit. of a child's pronunc.: cf. MAMMA(1) 2. n. (pl. -ies)

1. a body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial, esp. in ancient Egypt.

2 a dried-up body.

3 a pulpy mass (beat it to a mummy).

4 a rich brown pigment.

Etymology: F momie f. med.L mumia f. Arab. mumiya f. Pers. mum wax

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.