American English pronunciation

How to pronounce mummy

IPA transcription: ['mʌmi]

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Noun

  • informal terms for a mother

  • a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

Usage examples

  • He still calls his mother 'mummy'.
  • He still calls his mother 'mummy'.
  • This reconstruction is known as the Sulman Mummy project.
  • He still calls his mother 'mummy'.
  • This led to the story of the "Curse of Tutankhamun", the "Mummy's Curse".
  • He still calls his mother 'mummy'.
  • In one of them, the Polish archaeologists supposedly discovered an Egyptian mummy.
  • He still calls his mother 'mummy'.
  • He still calls his mother 'mummy'.
  • He still calls his mother 'mummy'.