mum
[adjective]
Synonyms: silent, dumb, mumchance, mute, speechless, wordless
[noun]
Synonyms: mother, ma, mam, mama (or mamma), mammy, mater, mom, mommy, mummy, old woman

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I. mum¹ S1 W2 /mʌm/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: ⇒ mummy 1. ]
[Sense 2: Date: 1700-1800; Origin: ⇒ mum²]

1. British English mother Synonym : mom American English

2. mum’s the word spoken used to tell someone that they must not tell other people about a secret

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II. mum² adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: From the sound made with closed lips]
keep mum informal to not tell anyone about a secret

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mum
noun
ADJ. young | single, unmarried | career, working | proud | expectant, pregnant (also mum-to-be) | new The group is aimed at new mums with young babies.
surrogate The cat acted as a surrogate mum to the chicks.
PHRASES mum and dad

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mother a female parent:
My mother and father are both teachers.
mum British English informal, mom American English informal used when talking to your father, or about someone's father:
My mum and dad won’t mind if you want to stay the night.
Mom, where’s my sweater?
mummy British English, mommy American English a name for mother, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children:
Where’s Mummy, Abbie?
ma American English old-fashioned used when talking to your mother, or about someone's mother:
Ma stirred the soup on the stove.
mama old-fashioned used when talking to your mother, or about someone's mother:
Mama seldom disagreed with Papa.
stepmother (also stepmum British English informal, stepmom American English informal) a woman who is married to your father, who is not your mother but often acts as your parent:
the wicked stepmother in fairy stories

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