mummy

²mummy

Definition of MUMMY

chiefly British variant of mommy

¹mum·my

noun \ˈmə-mē\

plural mummies

Definition of MUMMY

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

Origin of MUMMY

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

First Known Use: 1615

Rhymes with MUMMY

chummy, crummie, crummy, dummy, gummy, mommy, plummy, rummy, scummy, slummy, tummy, yummy

mummy

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Body embalmed or preserved for burial in the manner of the ancient Egyptians. The process varied from age to age in Egypt, but it always involved removing the internal organs, treating the body with resin, and wrapping it in linen bandages. (In later Egyptian times, the organs were replaced after treatment.) Among the many other peoples who practiced mummification were those of the Torres Strait, near Papua New Guinea, and the Incas.