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mummy.

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.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʌm.i//ˈməm.mi/South-Asia

  1. 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

  2. A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films.

    broadly · countable

  3. Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.

    broadly · countable

  4. 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. A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.

    archaic · broadly · countable · uncountable

  5. A pulp.

    archaic · uncountable

  6. A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.

    historical · uncountable

  7. A sort of wax used in grafting.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈmʌm.i//ˈməm.mi/South-Asia

  1. To mummify.

    dated · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈmʌm.i//ˈməm.mi/South-Asia

  1. mother.

    India · New-England · UK · childish · usually
Where this word comes from

From mum + -y (diminutive suffix), related to mom and mommy, from mother.

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