Associations to the word «Mum»
Noun
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 A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.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 to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.