The difference between Mommy and Mummy
When used as nouns, mommy means mother, whereas mummy means an embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient egyptians.
Mommy is also adjective with the meaning: characteristic of a mother.
Mummy is also verb with the meaning: to mummify.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mommy and Mummy
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Mommy as a noun (US, Canada, usually, childish):
Mother.
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Mommy as an adjective (US, Canada, rare, informal, chiefly, in the superlative):
Characteristic of a mother; motherly.
Examples:
"She is the mommiest of mommies."
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Mummy as a noun (countable):
An embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians.
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Mummy as a noun (countable, by extension):
A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a typical character in horror films.
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Mummy as a noun (countable, by extension):
Any naturally preserved human or animal body.
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Mummy as a noun (countable, uncountable, now, rare):
A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.
Examples:
"synonyms mummy brown"
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Mummy as a noun (uncountable, now, rare):
A pulp.
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Mummy as a noun (uncountable, medicine, now, _, historical):
A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.
Examples:
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Mummy as a noun (uncountable, horticulture, obsolete):
A sort of wax used in grafting.
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Mummy as a verb (transitive, dated):
To mummify.
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Mummy as a noun (chiefly, UK, usually, childish):
mother.