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Definition mummy

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic ?????????‎ (m?miy??), from Persian ?????‎ (mumyâ), from ???‎ (mum, “wax”). Doublet of mumijo.

Noun

mummy (countable and uncountable, plural mummies)

1. (countable) An embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians. [from 17th c.]
2. (countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a typical character in horror films. [from 20th c.]
3. (countable, by extension) Any naturally preserved human or animal body. [from 18th c.]
4. (countable, uncountable, now rare) A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc. [from 19th c.]
5. (uncountable, now rare) A pulp. [from 17th c.]
6. (uncountable, medicine, now historical) A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh. [from 14th c.]
7. (uncountable, horticulture, obsolete) A sort of wax used in grafting. [18th c.]

Verb

mummy (third-person singular simple present mummies, present participle mummying, simple past and past participle mummied)

1. (transitive, dated) To mummify.

Etymology 2

Diminutive of mum, related to mom and mommy, from mother.

Noun

mummy (plural mummies)

1. (chiefly Britain, usually childish) mother.

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