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Mum vs. Dad — What's the Difference?

Mum vs. Dad — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Mum and Dad

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Mum

One's mother
She often goes round to see her mum, who lives nearby
Jane worried all the way home about telling Mum

Dad

A father.

Mum

A cultivated chrysanthemum.

Dad

(informal) A father, a male parent.
His dad was always there for him.

Mum

Silent.
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Dad

Used to address one's father
Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Mum

Act in a traditional masked mime or a mummers' play
After they had masked and mummed, away they went

Dad

(slang) Used to address an older adult male

Mum

Not verbalizing; silent.

Dad

(transitive) To throw against something; to dash.

Mum

Used as a command to stop speaking.

Dad

Father; - a word sometimes used by children.
I was never so bethumped with words,Since I first called my brother's father dad.

Mum

To act or play in a pantomime.

Dad

An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Mum

To go merrymaking in a mask or disguise especially during a festival.

Mum

Mother.

Mum

A chrysanthemum.

Mum

A strong beer originally brewed in Brunswick, Germany.

Mum

Mother.

Mum

Ma'am; a term of respect for an older woman.

Mum

A chrysanthemum.

Mum

A decoration made originally of a real chrysanthemum but now usually an artificial (silk) flower combined with ribbons and marked with such indicators as the wearer's name, school name, the year, and so on; traditionally worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations.

Mum

(obsolete) silence

Mum

A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.

Mum

(colloquial) Silent.

Mum

(colloquial) Secret.

Mum

Stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!

Mum

To act in a pantomime or dumb show.

Mum

Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum.
The citizens are mum, and speak not a word.

Mum

Be silent! Hush!
Mum, then, and no more.

Mum

Silence.

Mum

A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum.

Mum

Of China

Mum

Informal terms for a mother

Mum

Secrecy;
Mum's the word

Mum

Failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;
The witness remained silent

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