mum

Examples

• All

• Martha said, "My mum told me the angels have yellow hair, Missus."

  Fiction book (1990)

• Tell your mum I said hello, and your brother to call me.

  Back to Black (2024)

• Oh my God, Mum, what are you doing?

• Oh, thanks Mum, It's good for you.

• And this is what my mum kind of wants from me.

• When I was a little girl, my mum took me to Las Vegas.

  Domino (2005)

• My cousin Ciaran and his band were playing, so my mum said we could go.

  Fiction book (2000)

• I just want to hug my mum, but we can't.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• Janet's mum generally kept her word, and so Janet decided to do as she asked.

  Academic text (2018)

• I love spending time with my mum because she always makes me feel better.

Synonyms

M

mother

vsmum

∞ 1.0

A woman who has given birth to a child

is the informal everyday British word rather than a formal or technical term

M

mom

vsmum

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A woman who has a child and cares for them

is the British informal variant rather than the American informal form

M

mama

vsmum

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

A child's word for their mother

is the usual British informal word, not especially childish

M

mommy

vsmum

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

A child's word for mom

is the informal British form used by adults too, not just children

M

ma

vsmum

• Informal

735 7.9

A friendly informal name people use for their mother

is the specifically British informal variant rather than a general affectionate term

M

momma

vsmum

• Baby Talk

202 7.7

A child's informal name for their mother

is the British informal variant rather than a general affectionate family name

M

mummy

vsmum

• Baby Talk

98 5.6

A child's word for their mother

is the regular British informal word used by all ages, not only children

M

mamma

vsmum

• Baby Talk

32 7.5

A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow

is the common British informal form used by adults and children alike

M

mammy

vsmum

• UK

19 9.1

An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas

is the broader British informal name rather than a regionally marked form

M

mah

vsmum

• Slang

12 9.9

An informal word people use for mother

is the standard British informal pronunciation rather than a slang variant

M

mam

vsmum

• UK

5 8.2

A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland

is the common informal British word rather than a regional polite form

M

mumma

vsmum

• Baby Talk

2 9.0

A word children use for their mother

is the standard informal British form rather than a childish family address

M

mumsy

vsmum

• Baby Talk

2 7.9

A loving name a child uses for their mother

is the standard British informal word, not a playful or childish nickname

M

mae

vsmum

• Baby Talk

9.9

A loving word for mother used in Wales

is the native British informal form rather than a borrowed affectionate name

Compounds

B

bank of mum and dad

• UK

6.8

Parents who give money to their adult children to pay for big costs like a house or university

How Affectionate

mama

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

amma

• Indian

9.9

mum

• UK

223 1.9

mother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology