Mummy
noun
The preserved body of a person or animal that has been wrapped in bandages, especially as was done in ancient Egypt.
The museum has an exhibit featuring a 3000-year-old mummy from Egypt.
Often appears as...
- egyptian mummy
- ancient mummy
noun
A term of endearment for one's mother.
I want to go home to my mummy.
Often appears as...
- ask mummy
- kiss mummy
Usage tips
Childish
verb
To wrap a body in cloth for burial, especially as the ancient Egyptians did.
In Ancient Egypt, they mummied the bodies of the pharaohs.
Often appears as...
- mummy a body
- mummy a corpse
noun
The preserved body of a person or animal that has been wrapped in bandages, especially as was done in ancient Egypt.
The museum has an exhibit featuring a 3000-year-old mummy from Egypt.
Often appears as...
- egyptian mummy
- ancient mummy
noun
A term of endearment for one's mother.
I want to go home to my mummy.
Often appears as...
- ask mummy
- kiss mummy
Usage tips
Childish
verb
To wrap a body in cloth for burial, especially as the ancient Egyptians did.
In Ancient Egypt, they mummied the bodies of the pharaohs.
Often appears as...
- mummy a body
- mummy a corpse
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Relic
Used in historical context, especially relating to ancient civilizations like Egypt.
The children were awestruck by the mummy displayed in the history museum.
Pro Tip 2/3Horror Element
Commonly featured in horror genres, depicting them as reanimated beings.
The mummy came to life in the scary movie.
Pro Tip 3/3Archaeological Find
Often associated with archaeology and discoveries from ancient tombs.
Archaeologists were excited to find a mummy in the newly discovered tomb.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Relic
Used in historical context, especially relating to ancient civilizations like Egypt.
The children were awestruck by the mummy displayed in the history museum.
Pro Tip 2/3Horror Element
Commonly featured in horror genres, depicting them as reanimated beings.
The mummy came to life in the scary movie.
Pro Tip 3/3Archaeological Find
Often associated with archaeology and discoveries from ancient tombs.
Archaeologists were excited to find a mummy in the newly discovered tomb.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Relic
Used in historical context, especially relating to ancient civilizations like Egypt.
The children were awestruck by the mummy displayed in the history museum.
Pro Tip 2/3Horror Element
Commonly featured in horror genres, depicting them as reanimated beings.
The mummy came to life in the scary movie.
Pro Tip 3/3Archaeological Find
Often associated with archaeology and discoveries from ancient tombs.
Archaeologists were excited to find a mummy in the newly discovered tomb.
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Onward: A 5,300-Year-Old...
coronary heart diseases and this is a disease what we all always believed is a modern day disease I think we can learn a lot if you study these mummies and understand how as what role blazing the genes and what role plays the nutrition this could help to find new ways to to
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Nile Ibis Birds Create...
that now populate the river are held in high esteem as they probe for snails they resemble scribes dipping pens into ink so are also credited with the power of knowledge but in reality they are important for a more practical reason evidence from autopsies on mummies has
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Screaming Mummy Mystery...
not only that the essential protective items normally placed inside the coffin were missing and most surprising of all the sheep or goat skin found around the mummy of the screaming man may have been considered ritually impure by the ancient Egyptians some experts have
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The history of tattoos -...
Tattooed mummies from around the world attest to the universality of body modification across the millennia, and to the fact that you really were stuck with it forever if your civilization never got around to inventing laser removal.
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What is a Dino Mummy? PIPE...
come in off the scale these are so rare so rare and so brimming with scientific promise that even a single dinosaur mummy has the potential to change our understanding of all dinosaurs from their skeletons scientists know how big
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How X-rays see through...
in mummies buried thousands of years ago. So what began as Roentgen's happy accident has become a medical marvel. Hospitals and clinics now conduct over 100 millions scans each year worldwide to treat diseases and save lives.
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Is there a disease that...
We found samples in mummies. Today, about a third of the world's population is infected, and most of them never even know it. In healthy people, symptoms often don't show up at all. When they do, they're mild and flu-like.
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Jacqueline Woodson: What...
a conversation. And isn't that what this is all about -- finding a way, at the end of the day, to not feel alone in this world, and a way to feel like we've changed it before we leave? Stone to hammer, man to mummy,
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The Mummy's Curse PIPE Lost...
be preserved or mummified for the dead to be granted eternal life. I feel like I personally get attached when I'm working on a mummy, and you feel like you're getting to know them, and you feel like a caretaker.
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The Mummification of...
and prepare it for safe arrival in the afterlife. But Seti's mummy is unusual. His face is incredibly well-preserved. He looks almost perfect, not what you
Video examples
Onward: A 5,300-Year-Old...
coronary heart diseases and this is a disease what we all always believed is a modern day disease I think we can learn a lot if you study these mummies and understand how as what role blazing the genes and what role plays the nutrition this could help to find new ways to to
Video examples
Nile Ibis Birds Create...
that now populate the river are held in high esteem as they probe for snails they resemble scribes dipping pens into ink so are also credited with the power of knowledge but in reality they are important for a more practical reason evidence from autopsies on mummies has
Video examples
Screaming Mummy Mystery...
not only that the essential protective items normally placed inside the coffin were missing and most surprising of all the sheep or goat skin found around the mummy of the screaming man may have been considered ritually impure by the ancient Egyptians some experts have
Video examples
The history of tattoos -...
Tattooed mummies from around the world attest to the universality of body modification across the millennia, and to the fact that you really were stuck with it forever if your civilization never got around to inventing laser removal.
Video examples
What is a Dino Mummy? PIPE...
come in off the scale these are so rare so rare and so brimming with scientific promise that even a single dinosaur mummy has the potential to change our understanding of all dinosaurs from their skeletons scientists know how big
Video examples
How X-rays see through...
in mummies buried thousands of years ago. So what began as Roentgen's happy accident has become a medical marvel. Hospitals and clinics now conduct over 100 millions scans each year worldwide to treat diseases and save lives.
Video examples
Is there a disease that...
We found samples in mummies. Today, about a third of the world's population is infected, and most of them never even know it. In healthy people, symptoms often don't show up at all. When they do, they're mild and flu-like.
Video examples
Jacqueline Woodson: What...
a conversation. And isn't that what this is all about -- finding a way, at the end of the day, to not feel alone in this world, and a way to feel like we've changed it before we leave? Stone to hammer, man to mummy,
Video examples
The Mummy's Curse PIPE Lost...
be preserved or mummified for the dead to be granted eternal life. I feel like I personally get attached when I'm working on a mummy, and you feel like you're getting to know them, and you feel like a caretaker.
Video examples
The Mummification of...
and prepare it for safe arrival in the afterlife. But Seti's mummy is unusual. His face is incredibly well-preserved. He looks almost perfect, not what you
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Quote examples
Mindy Kaling
American Actress
When I was a little kid, I wrote this play about all these characters living in a haunted house. There was a witch who lived there, and a mummy. When they were all hassling him, this guy who bought the house - I can't believe I remember this - he said to them, 'Who's paying the mortgage on this haunted house?' I thought that was really funny.
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Miriam Margolyes
English Actress
Mummy was absolutely the rock in my life. It was not that I didn't love my father; he was such a quiet man, and she was not. She was the most vivid person I have ever known. She was accomplished and brave and fearless. She used to say to me, 'I want you to be able to talk to anyone about anything.
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Govinda
Indian Actor
From a very young age, my dad did not have work, so mummy would look after the house. She would go and sing bhajans and do thumri performances to support the house.
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R. L. Stine
American Writer
I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.
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Zahi Hawass
Egyptian Scientist
Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained - mummy after mummy covered in shining gold.
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Princess Eugenie of York
British Royalty
Mummy, Bea and I call ourselves 'the Tripod' - they are my best friends in the world.
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Shefali Shah
After 'Waqt,' I was terrified I'd be offered all the mummy roles.
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Tanya Saracho
Mexican Playwright
You can't visit Guanajuato without going to the mummy museum.
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Svante Paabo
Swedish Scientist
I really wanted to discover mummies, like Indiana Jones.
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Motsi Mabuse
South African Dancer
I've got a big mummy heart.
Quote examples
Mindy Kaling
American Actress
When I was a little kid, I wrote this play about all these characters living in a haunted house. There was a witch who lived there, and a mummy. When they were all hassling him, this guy who bought the house - I can't believe I remember this - he said to them, 'Who's paying the mortgage on this haunted house?' I thought that was really funny.
Quote examples
Miriam Margolyes
English Actress
Mummy was absolutely the rock in my life. It was not that I didn't love my father; he was such a quiet man, and she was not. She was the most vivid person I have ever known. She was accomplished and brave and fearless. She used to say to me, 'I want you to be able to talk to anyone about anything.
Quote examples
Govinda
Indian Actor
From a very young age, my dad did not have work, so mummy would look after the house. She would go and sing bhajans and do thumri performances to support the house.
Quote examples
R. L. Stine
American Writer
I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.
Quote examples
Zahi Hawass
Egyptian Scientist
Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained - mummy after mummy covered in shining gold.
Quote examples
Princess Eugenie of York
British Royalty
Mummy, Bea and I call ourselves 'the Tripod' - they are my best friends in the world.
Quote examples
Shefali Shah
After 'Waqt,' I was terrified I'd be offered all the mummy roles.
Quote examples
Tanya Saracho
Mexican Playwright
You can't visit Guanajuato without going to the mummy museum.
Quote examples
Svante Paabo
Swedish Scientist
I really wanted to discover mummies, like Indiana Jones.
Quote examples
Motsi Mabuse
South African Dancer
I've got a big mummy heart.
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