mum‧my S1 / mʌmi / 名词 ( 复数形式 mummies ) [可数名词]

1 British English mother – used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children 同义词 mommy American English :

Mummy, can I play outside?

2 a dead body that has been preserved by wrapping it in cloth, especially in ancient Egypt → mummify

THESAURUS

mother a female parent : My mother and father are both teachers.

mum British English informal , mom American English informal used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father : My mum and dad won’t mind if you want to stay the night. | Mom, where’s my sweater?

mummy British English , mommy American English a name for mother, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children : Where’s Mummy, Abbie?

ma American English old-fashioned used when talking to your mother, or about someone’s mother : Ma stirred the soup on the stove.

mama old-fashioned used when talking to your mother, or about someone’s mother : Mama seldom disagreed with Papa.

stepmother ( also stepmum British English informal , stepmom American English informal ) a woman who is married to your father, who is not your mother but often acts as your parent : the wicked stepmother in fairy stories