mum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mum)

Inflections of 'mum' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
mums
v 3rd person singular
mumming
v pres p
mummed
v past
mummed
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
mum n UK, AU, informal (mother)mamá nf
 John's mum was from London.
 La mamá de John era de Londres.
Mum n UK, AU, informal (mother: term of address)mamá nf
  ma nf
 Mum, can I go to the party on Saturday?
 Mamá, ¿puedo ir a la fiesta el sábado?
 Ma, ¿puedo ir a la fiesta el sábado?
mum n informal, abbreviation (chrysanthemum)crisantemo nm
 The girl picked a few mums out of the garden.
 La niña cogió unos crisantemos del jardín.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
mum⇒ vi archaic (act)actuar⇒ vi
 Tom started mumming in plays when he was 12.
 Tom empezó a actuar en obras cuando tenía 12 años.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
keep mum,
stay mum vi + adj		 informal (be silent)guardar silencio loc verb
  mantener en secreto loc verb
 Jack and Jill are keeping mum about their plans to marry.
Mum's the word. interj slang (It's a secret.)¡ni una palabra! loc interj
  (coloquial)¡chito! interj
 Don't tell anybody about this; mum's the word.
 No digan nada de esto a nadie; ¡ni una palabra!
stepmom (mainly US),
step-mom (mainly US),
stepmum (UK),
step-mum (UK) n		 informal (parent's wife)madrastra nf
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'mum' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
crisantemo - vieja - madre - mamá - no decir ni mu - no decir ni pío - no soltar prenda

Collocations: UK: my [friend's, neighbor's] mum, UK: a [young, single, first-time] mum, UK: is a mum-to-be, more...

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