mummy

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈmʌmi/ UK /ˈmʌmi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a preserved embalmed body, or an informal word for mother

The museum's most famous exhibit is an Egyptian mummy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a preserved embalmed body,... corpse cadaver mama mom mother

Word family

Derived forms mummifymummification

Etymology

In the embalmed-body sense, from Old French mumie, via Medieval Latin from Arabic mūmiyā ('embalmed body'), from Persian mūm ('wax'); in the 'mother' sense, a nursery reduplication of ma.

mūmiyā Arabic

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Topics

The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# mummy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmʌmi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌmi/

## Meanings
1. a preserved embalmed body, or an informal word for mother

## Examples
- The museum's most famous exhibit is an Egyptian mummy.

## Synonyms
- corpse
- cadaver
- mama
- mom
- mother

## Derived Forms
- mummify
- mummification

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mūmiyā

## Etymology
In the embalmed-body sense, from Old French mumie, via Medieval Latin from Arabic mūmiyā ('embalmed body'), from Persian mūm ('wax'); in the 'mother' sense, a nursery reduplication of ma.

## AI Etymology
Mummy is in the embalmed-body sense, from Old French mumie, via Medieval Latin from Arabic mūmiyā ('embalmed body'), from Persian mūm ('wax'); in the 'mother' sense, a nursery reduplication of ma. The etymological trail includes Arabic mūmiyā. The same word family includes mummify, mummification. Its current noun use means "a preserved embalmed body, or an informal word for mother".

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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