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What (who) is mum - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
MUM; Mum (disambiguation); MUM (disambiguation)
mum
mum1
¦ noun Brit. informal one's mother.
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mum2
¦ adjective (in phr. keep mum) informal remain silent so as not to reveal a secret.
Phrases
mum's the word do not reveal a secret.
Origin
ME: imitative of a sound made with closed lips.
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mum3
¦ verb (mums, mumming, mummed) act in a mummers' play.
Origin
ME: cf. mum2 and Mid. Low Ger. mummen.
mum
(mums)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
He misses his mum...
Mum and Dad are coming for lunch...
Don't worry, Mum...
N-FAMILY
2.
If you keep mum or stay mum about something, you do not tell anyone about it. (INFORMAL)
He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.
= keep quiet
PHRASE: V inflects
mum
a.
Silent, mute, speechless, dumb.
Examples of use of mum
1. "Everyone believes that his or her mum is the best and my mum was," she said.
2. He and Mum had separated when I was five, and I live with Mum and my lovely stepfather, Chris.
3. I feel really let down." Mum Julie, 44, mum–of–two from Torquay, said she felt conned.
4. It sounded like he was trying to say, Mum, Mum, but he couldnt get the word out properly.
5. I want my mum to care for me, I dont want Camila to pretend to be my mum.