First Known Use: 1615
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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
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Definition of MUMMY
chiefly British variant of mommy
MUMMY[1] 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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