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BNC: 1110 COCA: 14080

mum

1 mum /ˈmʌm/ adjective
1 mum
/ˈmʌm/
adjective
Learner's definition of MUM
informal
: not talking about something沉默的

mum's the word

informal
used to say that some information is being kept secret or should be kept secret要保密
2 mum /ˈmʌm/ noun
plural mums
2 mum
/ˈmʌm/
noun
plural mums
Learner's definition of MUM
[count] US
3 mum /ˈmʌm/ noun
plural mums
3 mum
/ˈmʌm/
noun
plural mums
Learner's definition of MUM
[count] British, informal
: mother, mom
BNC: 1110 COCA: 14080

mum

1 of 5

adjective

: silent
keep mum

mum

2 of 5

verb

mummed; mumming

intransitive verb

1
: to perform in a pantomime
2
: to go about merrymaking in disguise during festivals

mum

3 of 5

noun (1)

: a strong ale or beer

mum

4 of 5

chiefly British spelling of mom

mum

5 of 5

noun

Example Sentences

Adjective I'd like to know how much they paid, but they've been mum on that subject. kept mum about the surprise bridal shower

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English mom, momme, probably imitative of a sound made with closed lips

Verb

Middle English mommen, to mumble, perform (a mummer's play), probably in part from mom, in part from Middle French momer to go masked

Noun (1)

German Mumme

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

circa 1623, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mum was in the 14th century
BNC: 1110 COCA: 14080
mum

noun

(BrE) (NAmE mom) (informal) ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEyoung年輕媽媽single, unmarried單身/未婚媽媽lesbian同性戀媽媽career, working職業/有工作的媽媽full-time, stay-at-home全職/居家媽媽welfare (NAmE) 接受福利救濟的媽媽security, soccer (both NAmE) 安全媽媽;(開車接送孩子參加體育活動的)足球媽媽celebrity, TV名人/電視媽媽suburban住在郊區的媽媽proud自豪的媽媽busy忙碌的媽媽cool, good, great很酷的媽媽;好媽媽;偉大的媽媽expectant, pregnant (also mum-to-be in BrE) 準媽媽new剛做媽媽的人The group is aimed at new mums with young babies.這個團體是專為有新生寶寶的媽媽設立的。surrogate代理媽媽The cat acted as a surrogate mum to the chicks.這隻貓當起了小雞的代理媽媽。birth, real親媽Ellie had always been there for him even though she wasn't his real mum.埃莉雖然不是他的親媽,但一直在照顧他。PHRASESmum and dad媽媽和爸爸

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