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mummy

noun [C] (MOTHER)
 
 
/ˈmʌm.i/ UK (US mommy)

Definition

child's word for mother: [as form of address] I want to go home, Mummy. Could I speak to your mummy please, Phoebe?Names people call their close relatives
(Definition of mummy noun (MOTHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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