mum in English: The usual British word for your mother. In American English people say "mom". (noun)

Translation

The usual British word for your mother. In American English people say "mom".

Word origin

A short, easy sound that babies make early, written down in English from the eighteenth century as a friendly name for mother.

Gender

Pluralmums

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"Mum" is a warm, everyday word for your mother.

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You can use "mum" to speak to her, like a name.

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"Mums" is the plural, meaning more than one mother.

mother

A woman who has a child; your female parent.

dad

The word children use for their father.

parent

A person's mother or father.

family

A group of people who are related, such as parents and their children.

mama

A soft, childish word for mother, used most by small children and in many American families.

papa

A child's word for father.

pa

An informal, old-fashioned word for father.

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