mummy

CEFRB1

/ˈmʌm.i/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A dead body preserved by wrapping or drying.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films.

Examples

  • Mummy has to do the washing this afternoon.

  • Mummy and Daddy are very nervous.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈməm.mi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.

  2. An embalmed human or non-human animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes.

  3. A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.

More examples

In context

  • 1832, Royal Society (Great Britain), Abstracts of The Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, From 1800 to 1830 inclusive, Volume 1: 1800-1814, page 201, […] Mr. Pearson proceeds to give a particular description of the...

  • 2004, Dennis Child, Psychology and the Teacher, Continuum International Publishing, page 91, ‘ […] We have to ask mummy if we can go to Rajah′s mummy′s house (Rajah′s mummy is the owner of the dog). We can if mummy says “yes”. […] ’

  • But, more horrible, I had not failed to note that its purplish gleaming body resembled that of a human being - or of a chrysalis encasing one - or of a mummy!

Synonyms

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The ancient Egyptian tomb contained a blank wrapped in linen and covered with jewels.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”). Doublet of mumijo.