3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Mum Mʌm Noun Call I Happy Birthday Lot
| Word3 |
mum |
| WordType |
(noun) |
| Phonetic |
/mʌm/ /mʌm/ |
| Example |
- call your mum.
- my mum says i can't go.
- happy birthday, mum.
- a lot of mums and dads have the same worries.
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| Sound |
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| Image |
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| Content |
mum(noun)/mʌm/ /mʌm/- a mother
- Call your mum.
- My mum says I can't go.
- Happy Birthday, Mum.
- A lot of mums and dads have the same worries.
- She's a single mum with two kids.
- expectant/new/young/teenage mums
- stay-at-home/working mums
Extra Examples- Bella lives with her mum in Oxford.
- Marc waved goodbye to his mum.
- The cat acted as a surrogate mum to the chicks.
- The group is aimed at new mums with young babies.
- She's a single mum raising two kids on her own.
- Young mums can often find themselves isolated.
- She has just become the proud mum of a baby girl.
Word Origin- noun mid 17th cent.: abbreviation of mummy ‘mother’.
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