Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be mum

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
be -mum
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of be mother.

Inflected Forms

is mum (present, singular) being mum (participle, present) was mum (past) been mum (participle, past)

Questions

What does be mum mean?
Alternative form of be mother.

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