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MumEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Proprialisation of mum.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗mumEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗mumEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Abbreviation of chrysanthemum.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗mumEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Middle English mum or mom (“silent”), reminiscent of the sound made when gagged or with a hand over one's mouth. Perhaps related to dated German Mumme (“mask”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗mumEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
From German Mumme.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗mumEnglish (en) · Etymology 5Source text
A variant of ma'am.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- MumEnglish · e-38538-9610
Mum, mum, adj. silent.—n. silence.—interj. be silent!—interj. Mum′-bud′get, an exclamation enjoining silence.—n. Mum′chance, a silent game with cards or dice: a fool.—adj. silent. [Cf. L. and Gr. mu, the least possible s
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Mum, mum, n. a peculiar kind of beer made of wheat-malt, to which some brewers add oat and bean meal. [Ger. mumme, from a personal name.]
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