mum

Meaning

Noun

Mother.

Adj

1. (archaic, colloquial, not-comparable) Silent.
2. (colloquial, not-comparable) Secret.

Intj

stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!

Verb

1. To act in a pantomime or dumb show.
2. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To silence.

Synonyms

mom

👩‍🍼

mother

👩‍🍼

mommy

👩‍🍼

mummy

ma

mamma

mama

mammy

silent

🔇

momma

mater

florist’s chrysanthemum

florists’ chrysanthemum

mam

Chrysanthemum morifolium

Dendranthema grandifloruom

parent

hush

mom tumour

marguerite

mute

🔇

old lady

quiet

silence

speechless

tacit

tightlipped

tongue-tied

unvoiced

voiceless

wordless

Mother

👩‍🍼

mother hen

Paris daisy

marguerite daisy

Translations

maman

mamá

Mama

Mutti

👩‍🍼

mamma

👩‍🍼

mamma

mama

👩‍🍼

Mami

👩‍🍼

mammie

👩‍🍼

mamãe

mam

👩‍🍼

μαμά

mãe

👩‍🍼

mama

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mʌm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mum

Cognate with German: Mumme

In summary

Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.