mummy

• Substantivo com dois significados distintos: termo informal para mãe e corpo preservado que foi embalsamado e envolto para sepultamento, como no Antigo Egito.

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.

   Mamãe

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

   Sinônimosmammamamommommymum

2. Embalmed bodyB1formal

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

   Múmia

   • 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.