mummy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun informal terms for a mother
    ma; mommy; mammy; mum; momma; mamma; mom; mama.
  2. noun a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

WordNet

Mum"my noun
Etymology
F. momie; cf. Sp. & Pg. momia, It. mummia; all fr. Per. mmiya, fr. mm wax.
Wordforms
plural Mummies
Definitions
  1. A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction. Bacon.
  2. Dried flesh of a mummy. Obs. Sir. J. Hill.
  3. A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties. Obs. Shak. Sir T. Herbert.
  4. A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
  5. (Gardening) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
  6. One whose affections and energies are withered.
Mum"my transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Mummied ; present participle & verbal noun Mummying
Definitions
  1. To embalm; to mummify.

Webster 1913