Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
mummy
IPA transcription: [m'ĘŚmi]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
mummy
Meaning:
a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
Synonyms:
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy
Meaning:
informal terms for a mother
Usage examples
Wrap up like a mummy.
Hugh complained, "Notice me, mummy!"
In these rooms there are large mummy cases, but they are empty at the present time.
Afterward, the ancestor, his flock corralled, smoked a cigarette and became a mummy in a grey blanket.
About two A.M., however, the excitement began to subside. President Barbicane reached his house, bruised, crushed, and squeezed almost to a mummy.