Mummy
WordNet
noun
(1) A body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
(2) Informal terms for a mother
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Etymology 1
From , from , from , from , from , from .
Noun
- A substance used in medicine prepared from mummified flesh.
- 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 253:
- Yet another scatological medicament was obtained from mummy, the material derived from a dried or embalmed human corpse, the most valuable being that imported from Mizraim (ancient Egypt).
- 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 253:
- A pulp.
- An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians.
- Any naturally preserved human or animal body.
Etymology 2
Diminutive of mum, related to mom and mommy, from mother.