- the dead body of a human being or animal, treated with natural or chemical desiccants and preservatives as part of preparation for burial, as notably practiced in ancient Egyptian and South American cultures: The Egyptian mummies on display, characteristically wrapped in multiple layers of linen, are more than 3,500 years old.
- a dead body dried and preserved by nature.
- a withered or shrunken living being: When this mummy of a guy walked in, we were not expecting him to say that he’s our new fitness coach!
- a dry, shriveled fruit, tuber, or other plant organ, resulting from any of several fungal diseases.
- to make into or cause to resemble a mummy; mummify.
- an embalmed or preserved body, esp as prepared for burial in ancient Egypt
- the substance of such a body used medicinally
- a mass of pulp
- a dark brown pigment
- mainly British a child's word for mother 1
