Mummy and Daddy are very nervous.
Source: tatoeba (32486)
Mummy
/ˈmʌmi/
Synonyms for "mummy" (87 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: mama, mom, mommy, ashes, bandage.
- Sentence evidence is available for mummy, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "mummy".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "mummy"
Keep "mummy" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "mummy" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "mummy", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "mummy" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
10 entriesancient egyptian mummycall mummyegyptian mummylinen wrappingsmummified bodymummy dearmuseum display mummymy mummyplease mummyread to mummy
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
115 translations across 109 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- mummie noun (embalmed corpse)
Albanian
1 entries- mumje noun (embalmed corpse)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- τάριχος noun (embalmed corpse)
Arabic
2 entries- موميا noun (embalmed corpse)
- مُومِيَاء noun (embalmed corpse)
Aragonese
1 entries- momia noun (embalmed corpse)
Armenian
1 entries- մումիա noun (embalmed corpse)
Asturian
1 entries- momia noun (embalmed corpse)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- mumiya noun (embalmed corpse)
Bashkir
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Basque
1 entries- momia noun (embalmed corpse)
Belarusian
1 entries- му́мія noun (embalmed corpse)
Bengali
1 entries- মমি noun (embalmed corpse)
Breton
1 entries- balzamegenn noun (embalmed corpse)
Bulgarian
1 entries- му́мия noun (embalmed corpse)
Burmese
1 entries- မံမီရုပ်ကလာပ် noun (embalmed corpse)
Buryat
1 entries- муми noun (embalmed corpse)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Catalan
1 entries- mòmia noun (embalmed corpse)
Chechen
1 entries- муми noun (embalmed corpse)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 木乃伊 noun (embalmed corpse)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 木乃伊 noun (embalmed corpse)
Corsican
1 entries- mummia noun (embalmed corpse)
Czech
1 entries- mumie noun (embalmed corpse)
Danish
1 entries- mumie noun (embalmed corpse)
Dutch
1 entries- mummie noun (embalmed corpse)
Egyptian
1 entries- z:a-H-A53 noun (embalmed corpse)
Erzya
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Esperanto
1 entries- mumio noun (embalmed corpse)
Estonian
1 entries- muumia noun (embalmed corpse)
Faroese
1 entries- mumia noun (embalmed corpse)
Finnish
1 entries- muumio noun (embalmed corpse)
French
1 entries- momie noun (embalmed corpse)
Friulian
1 entries- mumie noun (embalmed corpse)
Galician
1 entries- momia noun (embalmed corpse)
Georgian
1 entries- მუმია noun (embalmed corpse)
German
1 entries- Mumie noun (embalmed corpse)
Greek
1 entries- μούμια noun (embalmed corpse)
Gujarati
1 entries- મમી noun (embalmed corpse)
Hawaiian
1 entries- iʻaloa noun (embalmed corpse)
Hebrew
1 entries- מוּמְיָה noun (embalmed corpse)
Hindi
1 entries- मम्मी noun (embalmed corpse)
Hungarian
1 entries- múmia noun (embalmed corpse)
Icelandic
1 entries- múmía noun (embalmed corpse)
Ido
1 entries- mumio noun (embalmed corpse)
Indonesian
1 entries- mumi noun (embalmed corpse)
Interlingua
1 entries- múmia noun (embalmed corpse)
Irish
2 entries- mumaí noun (embalmed corpse)
- seargán noun (embalmed corpse)
Italian
1 entries- mummia noun (embalmed corpse)
Japanese
2 entries- ミイラ noun (embalmed corpse)
- 木乃伊 noun (embalmed corpse)
Javanese
1 entries- mumi noun (embalmed corpse)
Kannada
2 entries- ಮಮ್ಮಿ noun (embalmed corpse)
- ರಕ್ಷಿತ ಶವ noun (embalmed corpse)
Kashubian
1 entries- mùmijô noun (embalmed corpse)
Kazakh
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Khmer
1 entries- ម៉ាំមី noun (embalmed corpse)
Korean
1 entries- 미라 noun (embalmed corpse)
Kumyk
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Ladin
1 entries- mumia noun (embalmed corpse)
Latin
1 entries- mumia noun (embalmed corpse)
Latvian
1 entries- mūmija noun (embalmed corpse)
Lezgi
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Lithuanian
1 entries- mumija noun (embalmed corpse)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- mumija noun (embalmed corpse)
Macedonian
1 entries- му́мија noun (embalmed corpse)
Malay
1 entries- mumia noun (embalmed corpse)
Manx
1 entries- shirgane noun (embalmed corpse)
Marathi
1 entries- ममी noun (embalmed corpse)
Mongolian
1 entries- занданшуулсан шарил noun (embalmed corpse)
Māori
1 entries- whakapakoko noun (embalmed corpse)
Nepali
1 entries- मम्मी noun (embalmed corpse)
Norwegian
1 entries- mumie noun (embalmed corpse)
Occitan
1 entries- momia noun (embalmed corpse)
Odia
1 entries- ମମୀ noun (embalmed corpse)
Ossetian
1 entries- муми noun (embalmed corpse)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- مومیا noun (embalmed corpse)
Persian
1 entries- مومیا noun (embalmed corpse)
Piedmontese
1 entries- mümia noun (embalmed corpse)
Polish
1 entries- mumia noun (embalmed corpse)
Portuguese
1 entries- múmia noun (embalmed corpse)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਮੰਮੀ noun (embalmed corpse)
Romanian
1 entries- mumie noun (embalmed corpse)
Romansch
1 entries- mumia noun (embalmed corpse)
Russian
1 entries- му́мия noun (embalmed corpse)
Sardinian
1 entries- múmmia noun (embalmed corpse)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- mumaidh noun (embalmed corpse)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mȗmija noun (embalmed corpse)
- му̑мија noun (embalmed corpse)
Slovak
1 entries- múmia noun (embalmed corpse)
Slovene
1 entries- mumija noun (embalmed corpse)
Spanish
2 entries- chullpa noun (embalmed corpse)
- momia noun (embalmed corpse)
Swahili
1 entries- mumiani noun (embalmed corpse)
Swedish
1 entries- mumie noun (embalmed corpse)
Tagalog
1 entries- momya noun (embalmed corpse)
Tajik
1 entries- мумиё noun (embalmed corpse)
Tamil
1 entries- மம்மி noun (embalmed corpse)
Telugu
1 entries- మమ్మీ noun (embalmed corpse)
Thai
1 entries- มัมมี่ noun (embalmed corpse)
Tibetan
1 entries- པུར་ཕུང noun (embalmed corpse)
Turkish
1 entries- mumya noun (embalmed corpse)
Turkmen
1 entries- mumiýa noun (embalmed corpse)
Ukrainian
1 entries- му́мія noun (embalmed corpse)
Urdu
1 entries- ممّی noun (embalmed corpse)
Uyghur
1 entries- مۇمىيا noun (embalmed corpse)
Uzbek
1 entries- mumiyo noun (embalmed corpse)
Vietnamese
1 entries- xác ướp noun (embalmed corpse)
Waray-Waray
1 entries- momya noun (embalmed corpse)
Welsh
1 entries- mymi noun (embalmed corpse)
West-Frisian
1 entries- mummy noun (embalmed corpse)
Yakut
1 entries- мумия noun (embalmed corpse)
Yoruba
1 entries- ṣìgìdì noun (embalmed corpse)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
Mummy has to do the washing this afternoon.
Source: tatoeba (32487)
Mummy cried.
Source: tatoeba (32488)
Mummy, who's terrified of mice, had two fears to cope with.
Source: tatoeba (32490)
Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "mummy"?
Closest matches include mama, mom, mommy, ashes, bandage.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "mummy"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.