mummy
[noun]
Synonyms: mother, ma, mam, mama (or mamma), mammy, mater, mom, mommy, old lady, old woman
[verb]
Synonyms: wither, dry up, mummify, shrivel, welter, wilt, wizen

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mum‧my S1 /ˈmʌmi/ noun (plural mummies) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Old French; Origin: momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mumiyah, from Persian mum 'wax']

1. British English mother – used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children Synonym : mommy American English:
Mummy, can I play outside?

2. a dead body that has been preserved by wrapping it in cloth, especially in ancient Egypt ⇒ mummify

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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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