Question 1 · Quick check
mum
CEFRA1
/mʌm/
noun · adjective · interjection
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A mother, especially in British English.
- 02
adjective
Not speaking or revealing information.
Examples
Mum, why doesn't Dad clean his own study?
Keep mum about this plan.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 3
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA chrysanthemum.
A decoration traditionally made of chrysanthemums and ribbons, worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations, marked with indicators such as the wearer's name, school, the year, and so on.
interjection
Extra meaningstop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!
More examples
In contextI wish Mum and Dad didn't argue so much.
“Mum! Mum!” he shouted out. The laughter stopped. Two bright, sparkling yellow eyes peeped from the hollow. Atop her head were the fluffy ear tufts that his mum was so proud of because they were fuller and lovelier than those of most Great Horned Owls. It was...
2011, Chyna, FAM: Rolling in a London Girl Gang, unnumbered page, He′s looking at my mum, at her swollen eyes, busted nose and bloodied lips. She′s mashed up something chronic, and the man who did this to her is my dad.
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Origin
noun
Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.