Mummy in English dictionary

  • mummy

    Meanings and definitions of "Mummy"

    • (historical) A substance used in medicine prepared from mummified flesh.
    • (archaic) A pulp.
    • An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians.
    • Any naturally preserved human or animal body.
    • (dated, transitive) To mummify.
    • (chiefly UK, usually childish) A child's term for mother .
    • noun
      (uncountable, medicine, now historical)
      A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh. [from 14th c.]
    • noun
      (now rare)
      A pulp. [from 17th c.]
    • noun
      An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians. [from 17th c.]
    • noun
      Any naturally preserved human or animal body. [from 18th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete, horticulture)
      A sort of wax used in grafting. [18th c.]
    • noun
      (now rare)
      A brown pigment obtained from bitumen, also called mummy brown. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      Specifically, a reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a typical character in horror films. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (chiefly Britain, usually childish)
      A child's term for mother.
    • verb
      (dated, transitive)
      To mummify.
    • An embalmed corpse.
    • embalmed corpse
    • childs term for mother
    • noun
      a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
    • noun
      informal terms for a mother

    Synonyms of "Mummy" in English dictionary

    mamma, dead body, ma are the top synonyms of "Mummy" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Mummy

    • mummy ( plural  mummies)
    • mummy ( third-person singular simple present mummies, present participle mummying, simple past and past participle mummied)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza mummy, lm  liczba mnoga mummies
    • mummy (plural mummies)
    • mummy (third-person singular simple present mummies, present participle mummying, simple past and past participle mummied)
  • Mummy

    Meanings and definitions of "Mummy"

    • One's mother
    • proper
      One's mother

    Grammar and declension of Mummy

    • Mummy ( uncountable)

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