mumps

Meaning

Noun

1. (plural, plural-only) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
2. (dated, plural, plural-only) A gloomy or sullen silence.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of mump

mump

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

epidemic parotitis

parotitis

double chin

goiter

swelling

east coast fever

Translations

oreillons

Mumps

paperas

orecchioni

bof

caxumba

parotiditis

Ziegenpeter

parotite

παρωτίτιδα

galteres

parotite epidemica

parotidite

papeira

Etymology

Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.