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 preserved
2 : one resembling a mummy