mumps, epidemic parotitis
(noun) an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
MUMPS
Acronym of Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System; a programming language (and database) developed originally to be specifically for hierarchically arranged records, such as medical records.
mumps pl (plural only)
(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
(dated) A gloomy or sullen silence.
• Usually used with a singular verb.
• parotitis
mumps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mump
mumps
plural of mump
Source: Wiktionary
Mumps, n. Etym: [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. Mump, Mumble, and Mum.]
1. pl.
Definition: Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner.
2. Etym: [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.)
Definition: A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.
Mump, v. i. Etym: [Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See Mumble, Mum, and cf. Mumps.]
1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness. He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip. Taylor, 1630.
2. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.
3. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. And then when mumping with a sore leg, ... canting and whining. Burke.
4. To be sullen or sulky. [Prov. Eng.]
Mump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Mumping.]
1. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly. Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith.
2. To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food.
3. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
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