mum
noun[C]
uk/mʌm/us/mʌm/A1UKinformal(USmom)
amother:
妈妈I'llaskmy mum if I can go.我会问我妈妈我可不可以去。
[as form of address]Happybirthday, Mum .“生日快乐，妈妈。”
All the mumsanddadsareinvitedto theschoolplayat the end of theyear.年末，所有的父母都获邀请到学校看演出。
Shelovesbeing a mum.她喜欢当妈妈。
your parents
- parentMy parents died when I was young.
- biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
- adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
- motherHave you met my mother?
- fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
- mumUKMy mum and dad go there every year.
- It waslovelytoseeyourmum anddadat theschoolconcertlastnight.
- My mum won'tletmestayout late.
- My mum's alwaysnaggingme to get myhaircut.
- Catherine's mum gives her £5 aweekpocketmoney.
- Let's have aquicktidy-upbefore mum getshome.
Family: informal names
- baba
- bro
- bruv
- bubba
- dad
- granda
- grandad
- grandaddy
- grandma
- grandpa
- mammy
- mater
- mom
- momma
- mommy
- mummy
- pa
- pater
- rellie
- sis
Idiom
mum's the word
mum
adjective
informaluk/mʌm/us/mʌm/keep mum
to say nothing about asubject:
保持沉默It's notofficialyet, sokeepmum.这还不是正式的，所以不要讲出去。
Synonym
silent
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymization
- anonymize
- anonymous
- anonymously
- cryptography
- data protection
- dead men tell no talesidiom
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- private
- privately
- privileged
- pseudonym
- pseudonymization
- undisclosed
- whitewash
- whitewashing
- wrap
- wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom