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31Múm — Infobox Musician Name = Img capt = múm in 2000 Img size = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Iceland Instrument = Genre = Electronic, glitch, experimental music Occupation = Years active = 1997–present Label =… …
32mum — Used in Britain to address the speaker’s mother, usually when the speaker is a child. Many adults continue to use the term, especially if they are members of a working or lower middle class family. The normal American equivalent is ‘Mom’. In… …
33mum — mum1 /mum/, adj. 1. silent; not saying a word: to keep mum. interj. 2. say nothing! be silent! 3. mum s the word, do not reveal what you know (about something); keep silent: Mum s the word, or the surprise party won t be a surprise. [1350 1400;… …
34mum — [[t]mʌ̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ mums 1) N FAMILY Your mum is your mother. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] He misses his mum... Mum and Dad are coming for lunch... Don t worry, Mum... You re about to become a mum. Syn: mom (in AM, usually use …
35mum — I. /mʌm / (say mum) noun Colloquial 1. a mother: The children asked their mums if they could go to the beach. 2. (a familiar form of address for a mother): * Mum, said the boy, can I climb some trees? –patrick white, 1955. {abbreviation of… …
36mum — I [[t]mʌm[/t]] adj. silent: to keep mum[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME momme II mum [[t]mʌm[/t]] v. i. mummed, mum•ming to act as a mummer • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME mommen, v. use ofmom mum I III mum [[t]mʌm[/t]] n. pln chrysanthemum •… …
37mum */*/ — UK [mʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms mum : singular mum plural mums British informal a mother. This word is used by people to talk about or talk to their mother. The American word is mom It s my mum s birthday tomorrow. What s for dinner,… …
38mum — {{11}}mum (interj.) be silent, 1560s, from M.E. mum, mom (late 14c.), inarticulate closed mouth sound, indicative of unwillingness or inability to speak. As an adjective meaning secret from 1520s. Phrase mum s the word is first recorded 1704.… …
39mum — (BrE) (AmE mom) noun (informal) ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ single, unmarried ▪ lesbian ▪ career, working …
40mum — mum1 W2S1 [mʌm] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: MUMMY 1.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: MUM2] 1.) BrE mother American Equivalent: mom …
