mummy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmʌmi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mum′ē)

Inflections of 'mummy' (n): npl: mummies
Inflections of 'mummy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
mummies
v 3rd person singular
mummying
v pres p
mummied
v past
mummied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
mummy n (embalmed Egyptian body)momia nf
 Several of the mummies had broken limbs.
 Varias momias tenían las extremidades rotas.
mummy n UK, informal (mother)mami nf
Mummy n UK, informal (Mother: term of address)mami nf
  ma nf
 "Mummy, I hurt my knee!" sobbed the little girl.
 "Mami, me lastimé la rodilla" dijo la niñita.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
baby brain,
also US: mommy brain,
also UK: mummy brain n		 humorous, informal (pregnancy or new mother forgetfulness)despiste del embarazo nm + loc adj
mother's boy,
mama's boy (US),
mamma's boy (US),
momma's boy (US),
mummy's boy (UK) n		 informal, pejorative (man overly attached to his mother) (coloquial)niño de mamá nm + loc adj
  (AmL: coloquial)nene de mamá nm + loc adj
  (CO: coloquial)hijo de mami nm + loc adj
 Tim's mother has him tied to her apron strings; he's become a mama's boy.
 La madre de Tim lo tiene colgado de las faldas; se ha vuelto un niño de mamá.
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'mummy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
momia - enmadrado - mamá - niño de mamá - pegado a las faldas - zangolotino

Collocations: a [real, genuine, scary, well-preserved] mummy, an ancient Egyptian mummy, a mummy on display at, more...

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