mummy

• Nom ayant deux sens distincts : terme informel et affectueux pour désigner la mère, et corps conservé par embaumement et enveloppement pour l'inhumation, comme dans l'Égypte ancienne.

A noun with two distinct meanings: an informal term for a mother, and a preserved body that has been embalmed and wrapped for burial, as in ancient Egypt.

1. Mother (informal)A1informalbritish

   An informal term used by children to refer to their mother.

   Maman (terme affectueux enfantin)

   • Mummy, can I have a glass of water?
   • I love my mummy very much.
   • My mummy reads me a story every night.

   Synonymesmammamamommommymum

2. Embalmed bodyB1formal

   A dead body that has been preserved by embalming and wrapping, especially in ancient Egypt.

   Momie (corps embaumé)

   • The museum has an exhibition of Egyptian mummies.
   • Scientists used X-rays to study the mummy without unwrapping it.
   • The mummy was found in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings.