mum

Speech parts

1. mum - Noun

2. mum - Adjective

3. mum - Verb

4. mum - Interjection

5. mum - Adjective Satellite

6. Mum - Proper noun

Meaning

Silent; not speaking.

Be silent! Hush!

Silence.

A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mamma mama mammy mommy momma silent mummy ma mom chrysanthemum hush still close mother hist
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Antonyms

gabby bang dad dialect fluent expansive
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Hypernyms

chrysanthemum mother silence secrecy secretiveness female parent

Phrases with the word

Mum's the word keep mum about domestic mum become mum good mum keep mum on

Derivatives

mummed mumming

Examples

I'm not vicious really. I consider myself kind-hearted. I love my mum. Sid Vicious

I asked my Dad once, "How did you and Mum stay married for 33 years?" He said. "Well, we never wanted to get divorced at the same time. Gwyneth Paltrow

Lots of people call me Dave, my mum calls me David, my wife calls me Dave, I don't really notice what people call me. David Cameron

My mum taught me how to read before I went to kindergarden, I always thought that being able to read provided lightness, help to dispel darkness, ignorance and stupidity. Michael Moore

I watched Italia '90 with my Mum and Dad and my brother, you know, leaping around the house when the penalties were on... It would be great to be part of that, to have that kind of impact. Steven Gerrard

Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother, Colin. Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin. Tim Vine

Close letter words and terms

mulvil Mulvoy Mulwi mum jeans Mum's the word mum-chance