mum
IPA: mˈʌm
noun
- (UK, Ireland, Canada, New England, South Africa, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Mother.
- (dated, colloquial) ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman.
- (chiefly US) A chrysanthemum.
- (US, originally Texas) A decoration made originally of a real chrysanthemum but now usually an artificial (silk) flower combined with ribbons and marked with such indicators as the wearer's name, school name, the year, and so on; traditionally worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations.
- (obsolete) silence
- A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
- (informal) One’s mother.
verb
- To act in a pantomime or dumb show.
adjective
- (colloquial) Silent.
- (colloquial) Secret.
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Examples of "mum" in Sentences
- It's on Mum's bookshelf somewhere.
- Is a widow and befriended Haven's mum.
- Mum with the daddy with the new son
- Superbug is blamed for young mum's death.
- Mum was the first brand of commercial deodorant.
- She stops to snivel, before waving hello to her mum.
- As for the info on MUM, it is important that it be included.
- Octoberpussy was the child of Mum and Dad, and the youngest of his siblings.
- But, as mums know, there's a difference between running a tight ship and being a tightwad.
- I would have quite happily seen him brick up Aladdin in the Cave of Wonder and behead his ugly mum, such was his persuasiveness.