[muhm-ee] 
noun, plural -mies, verb, -mied, -my⋅ing.| 1. | the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming. |
| 2. | a dead body dried and preserved by nature. |
| 3. | a withered or shrunken living being. |
| 4. | a dry, shriveled fruit, tuber, or other plant organ, resulting from any of several fungous diseases. |
| 5. | to make into or cause to resemble a mummy; mummify. |
| mum·my 1 (mŭm'ē) n. pl. mum·mies
[Middle English mummie, medicinal material from embalmed corpses, from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mūmīya, from mūm, wax, from Persian.] |
| mum·my 2 (mŭm'ē) n. pl. mum·mies Informal Mother. [Alteration of mommy or mum3.] |