Main Entry:

¹mum·my

Pronunciation:

\ˈmə-mē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural mummies

Etymology:

Middle English mummie powdered parts of a mummified body used as a drug, from Anglo-French mumie, from Medieval Latin mumia mummy, powdered mummy, from Arabic mūmiya bitumen, mummy, from Persian mūm wax

Date:

1615

1 a: a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians b: a body unusually well preserved2: one resembling a mummy