mummy

noun

(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.

(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films.

(countable, by extension) Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.

(chiefly UK, New England, usually childish) mother.

(colloquial, childish) One's mother.

(uncountable, medicine, now historical) A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.

(uncountable, now rare) A pulp.

(uncountable, horticulture, obsolete) A sort of wax used in grafting.

verb

(transitive, dated) To mummify.

Roots

mumiyamummy- · Arabic · embalmed body; bitumen

Synonyms for mummy

mommyn maman momn mammyn man mamn mummificationn mothern matern

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