mummy Definition

mummy¹
noun mummies

1. A child's word for mother.
2. A term used to address or refer to one's own mother. Often shortened to mum. N Amer equivalent mommy.

Etymology: 18c: originally a dialect alteration of mama.

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mummy²
noun

mummies
1. Especially in ancient Egypt: a human or animal corpse (with the internal organs removed), preserved with embalming spices and bandaged, in preparation for burial.

Etymology: 15c: from French mumie, from Arabic and Persian mumiya, from Persian mum wax.