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1mummy

noun mum·my \ˈmə-mē\
plural mummies

Definition of MUMMY

1
a :  a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
b :  a body unusually well preserved
2
:  one resembling a mummy
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Origin of MUMMY

Middle English mummie powdered parts of a mummified body used as a drug, from Anglo-French mumie, from Medieval Latin mumia mummy, powdered mummy, from Arabic mūmiya bitumen, mummy, from Persian mūm wax
First Known Use: 1615

Rhymes with MUMMY

chummy, crummie, crummy, dummy, gummy, mommy, plummy, rummy, scummy, slummy, tummy, yummy

2mummy

Definition of MUMMY

chiefly British variant of mommy
MUMMY Defined for Kids

mummy

noun mum·my \ˈmə-mē\
plural mummies

Definition of MUMMY for Kids

:  a dead body preserved for burial in the manner of the ancient Egyptians

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9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mummy
  2. mummy apple
  3. mummy bag
  4. mummy berry
  5. mummy brown
  6. mummy case
  7. mummy cloth
  8. mummy pot
  9. mummy wheat
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