mum vs mummy

mum

noun
  • Mother. 

  • A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. 

  • A decoration made originally of a real chrysanthemum but now usually an artificial (silk) flower combined with ribbons and marked with such indicators as the wearer's name, school name, the year, and so on; traditionally worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations. 

  • A chrysanthemum. 

verb
  • To act in a pantomime or dumb show. 

adj
  • Silent. 

  • Secret. 

intj
  • stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush! 

mummy

noun
  • mother. 

  • Any naturally preserved human or animal body. 

  • 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. 

  • A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh. 

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