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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ancient Egypt & Burial:
An
embalmed
human or
animal
corpse
wrapped
in
linen
bandages
for
burial
, especially as
practised
by the
ancient
Egyptians and some Native American tribes.
●
A
reanimated
embalmed
human
corpse
, as a
stock character
in
horror
films.
●
Any
naturally
preserved
human or
animal
body.
●
A
brown
pigment
originally
prepared
from the ground-up
remains
of Egyptian
animal
or human
mummies
mixed
with
bitumen
, etc.
●
A pulp.
●
In Medicine:
A
substance
used in
medicine
,
prepared
from
mummified
flesh.
●
In Horticulture:
A
sort of
wax
used in grafting.
●
In British English & Female family members:
mother.
Verb
●
To mummify.
Name
●
One's mother.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mummy
English
mumie
Anglo-Norman
momie
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
mumia
Latin
مومياء
Arabic
مومیا
Persian
موم
Persian
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Mommy
Mother
Mama
Moms
Mom
Mummy Brown
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Son
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Baby
Nanna
Doll
Sister
Temple
Skull
Lady
Hippo
Woman
Man
Bird
Cave
Queen
Papa
Goat
Dog
Tiger
Statue
Grave
Coffin
Daddy
Grandmother
Sculpture
Dragon
Stone
Creature
Rabbit
Treasure
Monument
Boy
Snake
Horse
Castle
Tutankhamun
Prince
Daughter
Bear
Palace
Wife
Brother
Teddy Bear
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Baby Girl
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Rhymes
Tummy
Mummy
Dummy
Yummy
Gummy
Rummy
Scummy
Stummy
Plummy
Crummy
Cummie
Scrummy
Brummie
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