mummy

Noun

1. (countable) 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.
2. (broadly, countable) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films.
3. (broadly, countable) Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.
4. (archaic, broadly, countable, uncountable) Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.
   (countable, uncountable, now rare) A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.
5. (archaic, uncountable) A pulp.
6. (historical, uncountable) A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.
7. (obsolete, uncountable) A sort of wax used in grafting.

Verb

To mummify.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌmi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mummie

In summary

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.

Synonyms

mommy

👩‍🍼

mother

👩‍🍼

mum

mom

👩‍🍼

ma

mama

mamma

mammy

momma

mater

manma

corpse

dodo

🦤

mummify

parent

mother hen

cadaver

Translations

Mumie

momie

mummia

momia

maman

mamma

👩‍🍼

mummie

Mutti

👩‍🍼

mumia

mama

mamá

μούμια

múmia

mòmia

μαμά