mummy

(mum′ē)

noun pl. mummies

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

noun

Chiefly Brit. mother

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noun pl. mum·mies

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.
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

noun pl. mum·mies
Informal

Mother.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of mommy

Origin: or mum³

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