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PRONUNCIATION OF MUM'S THE WORD

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WHAT DOES MUM'S THE WORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mum's the word

Mum's the word is a popular English idiom. It is related to an expression used by William Shakespeare, in Henry VI, Part 2.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUM'S THE WORD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MUM'S THE WORD

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dirty word
entry word
four-letter word
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household word
in a word
keyword
naughty word
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Synonyms and antonyms of mum's the word in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mum's the word» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUM'S THE WORD

Find out the translation of mum's the word to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mum's the word from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mum's the word» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

妈妈的味道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

momia es la palabra
570 millions of speakers

English

mum´s the word
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मां शब्द है
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أمي كلمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мама это слово
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mãe é a palavra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীরব শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maman est le mot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibu adalah perkataan itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mama ist das Wort
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母は言葉だ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엄마 는 말씀 입니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibu iku tembung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mẹ là từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அம்மாவின் வார்த்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आई शब्द आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

annemin kelimesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mamma è la parola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mama tosłowo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мама це слово
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Umblă vorba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Η μαμά είναι η λέξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ma is die woord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mamma är ordet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mamma er ordet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mum's the word

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUM'S THE WORD»

The term «mum's the word» is regularly used and occupies the 71.041 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUM'S THE WORD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mum's the word

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUM'S THE WORD»

Discover the use of mum's the word in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mum's the word and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mum's the Word: A Flower Shop Mystery
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits-and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run.
Kate Collins, 2004
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Mum's the Word: The High-Flying Adventures of Eve Branson
Eve Branson's life reads like a fast-paced adventure novel.
Eve Branson, 2013
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Mum's the Word: The Untold Story of Motherhood in New Zealand
"Account of New Zealand motherhood over the past century"--Back cover.
Susan Jane Kedgley, 1996
4
Mum's the Word
A cocktail of murder, mystery and humour, featuring the amateur sleuth, Ellie Haskell.
Dorothy Cannell, 2012
5
Mum's The Word
This is a book about motherhood ¿ our introduction to it, our methods of coping with the ups, downs and side-swipes, and our relationships with our mothers.
Ann andrews, Kenina Court, Lisa Er, Brenda Kirk, Lina Long, Helen Macky, Debbie Mayo-Smith, Robin Pearce, Marlen Smith, Vanessa Sunde, Raewyn Weller & Aunty Bea Yates, 2007
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Mum's the Word
Something strange is going on at Mudpuddle Farm. Eggbert the goat is not himself at all. Instead of grumbling, he's singing and dancing, and he's even greedier than usual.
Michael Morpurgo, Shoo Rayner, 1995
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Mum's the Word!
In less than ten years, Gail Reynolds has grown a home-based business from Zero to turning over Six million pounds a year and helped countless other mums and women worldwide follow her lead.
Gail Reynolds, 2011
8
Mum’s the Word
Whoever said life began at 40 was dead right... A riotous romantic comedy about never-ending motherhood, second chances and growing old disgracefully.
Kate Lawson, 2008
9
Mum's the Word
A collection of sayings most mothers use, and most children remember, with fond amusement.
Axiom Publishing, 1997
10
Mum's the word: the wit and wisdom of a semi-sweet grandmother
Shares the humorous and poignant experiences of new grandmothers adjusting to their role, and portrays their outlooks on life
Evelyn Abrahams, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUM'S THE WORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mum's the word is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mum's the word
If you are a single woman and want to rent a house, take tips from author Samhita Arni who was on a house-hunting spree for a while. Initially ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
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Mum's The Word - July 21, 2015
Are you a starfish, pillow-hugger, a spooner, or do you go for the curled up foetal posture? I always thought William liked sleeping in the same ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Mum's the word about defections
Stephen Wade. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. TORONTO — The manager of Cuba's baseball team at the Pan Am Games wanted nothing to do ... «Canada.com, Jul 15»
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Mum's the word on new Mass. Life Sciences head
A spokesman for Jay Ash, pictured here, declined comment on most aspects of the search for a new head of the Massachusetts Life Sciences ... «Lowell Sun, Jul 15»
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The Open: Mum's the word for high-flying Danny Willett
Danny Willett set a testing clubhouse target in the weather-affected Open Championship yesterday, then revealed he was soon brought back to ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Mum's the word on Monterey
There's no word on the future of the former Monterey Shock Incarceration Camp from Empire State Development Corp., the state agency that ... «Corning Leader, Jul 15»
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Mum's the word for Willett
Danny Willett set a testing clubhouse target in the weather-affected Open Championship on Friday, then revealed he was soon brought back to ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Mum's the Word: Quality Time for Working Parents 101
Just because we are away from home for 9-10 hours a day doesn't mean that we can't have quality time with our kids too. Photo Credit: Heather ... «GoLocalPDX, Jul 15»
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Adobe patches Flash to quash last two zero-days unearthed in …
"Mum's the word about Flash from Microsoft," tweeted Andrew Storms, vice president of security services at San Francisco-based security ... «Computerworld, Jul 15»
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Raising a family and running a business - mum's the word
Raising a family and running a business - mum's the word. It's one of those cheesy terms we hear from America, but the reality is that more Irish ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mum's the word [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mums-the-word>. Apr 2024 ».
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