mummy

(mumē)

noun pl. mummies

  1. a dead body preserved by embalming, as by the ancient Egyptians
  2. any dead body that has been naturally well preserved
  3. any thin, withered person regarded as looking like a mummy

Origin: Fr momie < ML mumia < Ar mūmiyāʾ, embalmed body, mummy < Pers mum, wax

noun

Chiefly Brit. mother

See mummy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mum·mies
  1. The dead body of a human or animal that has been embalmed and prepared for burial, as according to the practices of the ancient Egyptians.
  2. A withered, shrunken, or well-preserved body that resembles an embalmed body.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mummie, medicinal material from embalmed corpses

Origin: , from Old French momie

Origin: , from Medieval Latin mumia

Origin: , from Arabic mūmīya

Origin: , from mūm, wax

Origin: , from Persian

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noun pl. mum·mies
Informal
Mother.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of mommy

Origin: or mum3

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