mum

mum
mum1
/mum/, adj.
1. silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
2. say nothing! be silent!
3. mum's the word, do not reveal what you know (about something); keep silent: Mum's the word, or the surprise party won't be a surprise.
[1350-1400; ME momme; imit.]
mum2
/mum/, v.i., mummed, mumming.
1. to say "mum"; call for silence.
2. to act as a mummer.
Also, mumm.
[1350-1400; ME mommen, v. use of MUM1; cf. MD mommen to act the mummer's part]
mum3
/mum/, n.
chrysanthemum.
[shortened form]
mum4
/mum/, n. Chiefly Brit.
mother.
[1815-25; nursery word; see MOM]
mum5
/mum/, n.
a strong beer or ale, first made in Brunswick, Germany.
[1630-40; < G Mumme, said to have been named after the brewer who made it]
mum6
/mum/, n. Chiefly Brit.
madam.
[var. of MA'AM]

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