Associations to the word «Mum»

Wiktionary

MUM, noun. (UK) (Australia) (Canada) (New England) (informal) Mother.
MUM, noun. (dated) A term of respect for an older woman.
MUM, noun. A chrysanthemum.
MUM, adjective. (colloquial) silent.
MUM, adjective. (colloquial) secret.
MUM, interjection. Stop speaking! hush!
MUM, verb. To act in a pantomime or dumb show
MUM, noun. (obsolete) silence
MUM, noun. A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
MUM, proper noun. One's mother

Dictionary definition

MUM, noun. Of China.
MUM, noun. Informal terms for a mother.
MUM, noun. Secrecy; "mum's the word".
MUM, adjective. Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats