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MUM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of mum in English. mum. noun [ C ] uk / mʌm / us / mʌm / Add to word list. A1 UK informal (US mom) a mother: I'll ask my mum if I can go. [ as form of address ] Happy birthday, Mum . All the mums and dads are invited to the school play at the end of the year. She loves being a mum.
noun. : chrysanthemum. Synonyms. Adjective. dumb. mute.
Check pronunciation: mum. Definition of mum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'mum' Word Frequency. mum. (mʌm ) Word forms: plural mums. 1. countable noun A1. Your mum is your mother. You can call your mum 'Mum'. [mainly British, informal] He misses his mum. Mum and Dad are coming for lunch. Don't worry, Mum. You're about to become a mum. regional note: in AM, usually use mom. 2. See keep mum/stay mum.
noun [ C ] UK informal uk / mʌm / (US mom) Add to word list. A1. mother: I asked my mum but she said no. Can we go now, Mum? Fewer examples. My mum always comments on what I'm wearing. My mum thinks dyed blonde hair is really common. My mum got the wrong end of the stick and thought that Jim was my boyfriend. "I've run out of money, mum."
Mum is an adjective that means keeping quiet. It can also be used by itself to mean Be quiet! This sense of mum is especially used in the expressions keep mum and mum’s the word. In the U.K. and other places, mum is used as a word for mom or madam. It’s also commonly used as a short way of saying chrysanthemum, a type of flower.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUM. [count] British, informal. : mother, mom. MUM meaning: 1 : not talking about something; 2 : used to say that some information is being kept secret or should be kept secret.
Definition of mum adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms: hushed, without a word, quiet, silent, more... Collocations: UK: my [friend's, neighbor's] mum, UK: a [young, single, first-time] mum, UK: is a mum-to-be, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "mum" in the title: 'Keep mum' vs 'keep silent'.
A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy .
