mumsy

[ muhm-zee ]

noun

1. mother ¹( def 1 ).

adjective

1. drab or dowdy; unfashionable:

   a mumsy overcoat.

mumsy

/ ˈmʌmzɪ /

adjective

1. out of fashion; homely or drab

Word History and Origins

Origin of mumsy¹

mum ⁴( def ) + -sy ( def ); mumsy def 1 was first recorded in 1875–80; mumsy def 2 was first recorded in 1960–65.

Example Sentences

The poor little mumsy had been shut up on shipboard for months and surely she deserved some recreation.

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Your mumsy is writing you a long letter, too, so I must stop.

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I don't allow any one to talk in a confidential way to my Mumsy-pums except myself.

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Douglas and I are so miserable about it, but we—we—somehow we feel that we are a great deal older than mumsy.

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But, mumsy,” soothed Nan, “we are going to make you very comfortable and we will find a pretty house and maybe it will be brick.

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Related Words

• grandmother
• mommy
• parent