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mummy

1

[ muhm-ee ]

noun

plural mummies.
  1. the dead body of a human being or animal, treated with natural or chemical desiccants and preservatives as part of preparation for burial, as notably practiced in ancient Egyptian and South American cultures:

    The Egyptian mummies on display, characteristically wrapped in multiple layers of linen, are more than 3,500 years old.

  2. a dead body dried and preserved by nature.
  3. a withered or shrunken living being:

    When this mummy of a guy walked in, we were not expecting him to say that he’s our new fitness coach!

  4. a dry, shriveled fruit, tuber, or other plant organ, resulting from any of several fungal diseases.


verb (used with object)

mummied, mummying.
  1. Archaic. to make into or cause to resemble a mummy; mummify.

mummy

2

[ muhm-ee ]

noun

Chiefly British Informal.
plural mummies.

mummy

1

/ ˈ³¾ÊŒ³¾Éª /

noun

  1. an embalmed or preserved body, esp as prepared for burial in ancient Egypt
  2. obsolete.
    the substance of such a body used medicinally
  3. a mass of pulp
  4. a dark brown pigment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mummy

2

/ ˈ³¾ÊŒ³¾Éª /

noun

  1. a child's word for mother 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mummy1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English mummie, from Medieval Latin mummia, from Arabic ³¾Å«³¾¾±²â²¹³ó “mummy,†literally, “bitumen,†from Persian ³¾Å«³¾ “w²¹³æâ€

Origin of mummy2

First recorded in 1815–25; mum 4 + -y 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mummy1

C14: from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic ³¾Å«³¾¾±²â²¹³ó asphalt, from Persian ³¾Å«³¾ wax

Origin of mummy2

C19: variant of mum 1
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Example Sentences

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He wanted her to wrap him up “like a mummy†in Saran Wrap.

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Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some difference in the intensity of their odours, all could be described as "woody", "spicy" and "sweet".

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Pearce: Someone said to me the other day, “We get to see what a mummy’s boy he was.â€

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Miss Dawes' mother, Angela Dawes, read a statement in court ahead of sentencing in which she described how his baby daughter had been "exposed to and experienced extreme domestic abuse and violence against her mummy".

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"I feel like he will message me today or tomorrow saying mummy, I am free now and I will return home immediately," Padma said.

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