Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)Characteristic of a mum; motherly.

Origin

From mum + -sy. Attested from 1876.

From mum + -sy. Attested from 1876.

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Forms

mumsier, mumsiest
Comparativemumsier Lesson
Superlativemumsiest Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedmumsiness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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