# mum

> English word · Noun · IPA /mʌm/ · frequency rank #3,573

## Definitions
1. Mother.

## Etymology
Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-my)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mx)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mvp)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mun)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mya)
- **must** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-must)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mute)
- **muse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-muse)
- **musk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-musk)
- **mums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mums)
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-musa)
- **mush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mush)
- **mutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mutt)
- **muni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-muni)
- **Munn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-munn)
- **mummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mummy)
- **mumps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-mumps)
- **m** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/m-vs-mum)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mum