mummy
/ˈmʌmi/
noun
- A dead body that has been preserved by wrapping in cloth, especially in ancient Egypt.
- In the movie, the mummy comes back to life and chases the explorers.
- Archaeologists carefully unwrapped the mummy to study the amulets hidden in the bandages.
- The museum has a mummy that is over 3,000 years old.
- A mother (informal, used especially by children).
- Mummy, can I have a glass of water?
- My mummy picks me up from school every day.
- I love you, Mummy.
- A dried-up or shriveled object that looks like a preserved body.
- The gardener found a mummy of a mouse in the shed.
- The old carrot in the fridge had turned into a mummy.
- After weeks in the sun, the dead lizard became a tiny mummy.