| English adjective: mum | |||
| 1. | mum failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | ||
| Samples | The witness remained silent. | ||
| Synonyms | silent | ||
| Similar | incommunicative, uncommunicative | ||
| Antonyms | communicatory, communicative | ||
| English noun: mum | |||
| 1. | mum (plant) of China | ||
| Synonyms | Chrysanthemum morifolium, Dendranthema grandifloruom, florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chrysanthemum | ||
| 2. | mum (person) informal terms for a mother | ||
| Synonyms | ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mummy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | female parent, mother | ||
| 3. | mum (attribute) secrecy | ||
| Samples | Mum's the word. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | secrecy, secretiveness, silence | ||