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MUM
mum, silent
(adjective) failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; “the witness remained silent”
mum
(noun) secrecy; “mum’s the word”
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy
(noun) informal terms for a mother
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
mum (plural mums)
(UK, Australia, New England, Canada, informal) Mother.
(dated, colloquial) ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman.
Usage notes
Mum is only capitalized when used as a proper noun
• I don't think Mum will like you.
• I don't think my mum will like you.
• In New England, the word may still be spelt "mom", but it will have the pronunciation of "mum."
Synonyms
• See also mother
Etymology 2
Noun
mum (plural mums)
A chrysanthemum.
Etymology 3
Adjective
mum (not comparable)
(colloquial) Silent.
(colloquial) Secret.
Interjection
mum!
stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!
Verb
mum (third-person singular simple present mums, present participle mumming, simple past and past participle mummed)
To act in a pantomime or dumb show.
Noun
mum (uncountable)
(obsolete) silence
Etymology 4
Noun
mum (uncountable)
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
Anagrams
• MMU, umm
Proper noun
Mum
One's mother
Anagrams
• MMU, umm
Source: Wiktionary
Mum, a. Etym: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.]
Definition: Silent; not speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
Mum, interj.
Definition: Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak.
Mum, n.
Definition: Silence. [R.] Hudibras.
Mum, n. Etym: [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.]
Definition: A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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