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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.
