The meaning of MUM is silent. How to use mum in a sentence.

Syncope applies to the base so that the first syllable, mum, contains all of the first morpheme and some of the second.

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Mom is more common in American English, while mum is more common in British English. The charts below show the relative usage of mum vs. mom in both language communities.

Definition of mum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word mum, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Master the word "MUM" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource.

Define mum. mum synonyms, mum pronunciation, mum translation, English dictionary definition of mum. adj. Not verbalizing; silent. interj. Used as a command to stop speaking.

mum in British English (mʌm ) noun mainly British an informal word for mother 1

mum noun [C] (FLOWER) short form of chrysanthemum (Definition of mum from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)