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mummy

mummy

98 5.6
A child's word for their mother
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌmi/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : mami
  • Who do you love more, Mummy or Angry Birds?
  • mummy and daddy
  • mummy said
  • mummy told

You know, I ain't going to say, Mummy, I'm not running anymore.

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Examples

  • We've come inside because Mummy got very tired.

  • I know, Mummy's hungry, too.

  • So you can choose for Mummy to wear anything you want.

  • You excited to see Mummy, not me.

  • Daddy, do you want Mummy to help your daddy to help you?

  • I'm a good mummy and I know that.

  • I called them mummy and daddy, and they called me a sensible girl.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Yes, Yuri, Mummy left it to you.

  • Ben's eyes are brown, his hair is black, and Mummy says he has her skin.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I asked Mummy if I could have some ice cream after dinner.

Synonyms

mother
vsmummy
1.0

A woman who has given birth to a child

is the informal British child's everyday term rather than this formal adult term
mom
vsmummy
  • Informal
1.0

A woman who has a child and cares for them

is the specifically British child-directed form rather than this common informal term
mama
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
1.0

A child's word for their mother

is the British child's English version rather than this broadly childlike utterance
mommy
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
1.0

A child's word for mom

is the British child's informal form rather than this broadly used child form
ma
vsmummy
  • Informal
735 7.9

A friendly informal name people use for their mother

is the British child's fuller child form rather than this shortened family name
mum
vsmummy
  • UK
223 1.9

A woman who gave you birth or cared for you

is the child-directed British form rather than this general British informal term
momma
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
202 7.7

A child's informal name for their mother

is the British child's everyday childish form rather than this affectionate variant
mamma
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
32 7.5

A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow

is the British child's standard informal form rather than this simple home term
mater
vsmummy
  • UK
28 9.9

A mother called jokingly by schoolboys in Britain

is the sincere British child's affectionate form rather than this humorous variant
ama
vsmummy
24 9.8

A woman who is a mother or cares for children

is the British child's informal English form rather than this cross cultural term
mammy
vsmummy
  • UK
19 9.1

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

is the general British child's informal form rather than this regionally marked term
mah
vsmummy
  • Slang
12 9.9

An informal word people use for mother

is the British child's childlike word rather than this slangy casual form
mam
vsmummy
  • UK
5 8.2

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

is the British child's common informal address rather than this polite regional form
mami
vsmummy
  • Informal
5 8.8

A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families

is the British child's English child form rather than this Spanish affectionate word
mamacita
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
2 9.5

A child's loving word for mother

is the British child's everyday child form rather than this Spanish diminutive
mumma
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
2 9.0

A word children use for their mother

is the British child's specific everyday term rather than this general affectionate form
mumsy
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
2 7.9

A loving name a child uses for their mother

is the straightforward British child's informal word rather than this playful nickname
mae
vsmummy
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A loving word for mother used in Wales

is the British child's English informal form rather than this borrowed family term
amma
vsmummy
  • Indian
9.9

Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families

is the British child's everyday child form rather than this culturally specific honorific
ammi
vsmummy
  • Indian
9.9

A warm informal name used for a mother in Urdu and Hindi

is the British child's English informal form rather than this South Asian address

Compounds

4.1

A sleeping bag that is narrow at the feet and fits closely to keep you warm

Surface Forms

mummy singular
mummies plural

Morphology

mummy = mum (transparent) = mum + y

Derived clearly from the informal base 'mum' with the diminutive suffix '-y', a formation obvious to learners.

Etymology

Mummy is a child's word for 'mother' that comes from the simple baby sound mama ('ma') used in many languages, so children say mummy when they mean their mother.