Mum

See also: mum, mu̱m, and 'mum

English

Alternative forms

• mum

Etymology

Proprialisation of mum.

Proper noun

Mum

1. (informal) One’s mother.

   Synonyms: Mom, Mommy, Mother, Mummy, Mum

   Antonym: Dad

   I wish Mum and Dad didn't argue so much.

See also

• Dad
• Mother

Anagrams

• MMU, umm

German

Etymology

From English mum, Mum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mam/

Noun

Mum f (genitive Mum, plural Mums)

1. (colloquial, chiefly film, media) mum; Mum; mom; Mom

   Synonyms: Mama, Mutti

Usage notes

• In dubbing English-language films and series, the words Mum and Dad are often treated like personal names and thus not translated into German. Outside of this context the words are quite rare in German, though some teenagers adopt them as variants of the perhaps more intimate, child-like Mama and Papa.

Declension

Declension of Mum [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mum	die	Mums
genitive	einer	der	Mum	der	Mums
dative	einer	der	Mum	den	Mums
accusative	eine	die	Mum	die	Mums

Coordinate terms

• Dad