[mʌm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- one's mother
(e.g: she often goes round to see her mum, who lives nearby)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: probably a variant of mam. Compare with mom

[mʌm], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not speaking; silent


Phrases:
- keep mum
- mum's the word

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a sound made with closed lips): imitative

[mʌm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cultivated chrysanthemum
(e.g: he ordered everything: irises, mums, roses of every variety)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: abbreviation of chrysanthemum

[mʌm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- act in a traditional masked mime or a mummers' play
(e.g: after they had masked and mummed, away they went)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (earliest in the senses ‘to whisper, mumble’ and ‘make a sound with closed lips, keep silent’): imitative; compare with mum and Middle Low German mummen