Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mumsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
mum-sy
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a mum; motherly.

Informal

noun

Mum, mother.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mum + -sy. Attested from 1876.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mumsier (comparative) mumsiest (superlative) momsy (alternative) momsey (alternative) momsie (alternative) mumsey (alternative) mumsie (alternative) mumsies (plural)

Derived Forms

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Questions

What does mumsy mean?
Characteristic of a mum; motherly.
Where does mumsy come from?
From mum + -sy. Attested from 1876.

How to pronounce mumsy

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