Mumsy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mumsy is an adjective meaning (informal) Characteristic of a mum; motherly.
Meaning
(informal) Characteristic of a mum; motherly.
More Meanings
- (endearing) Mum, mother.
Example Sentences
Mumsy had come over to discuss the family party, which she was giving in the form of a Christmas luncheon so the children could come to it.
There is a fine line between being the perfect, considerate hostess and being mumsy – warning signs are making marmalade, bottling fruit, even baking cakes.
Kim Il Sung is Kim the First, but in the regime's iconography he comes across as an über-effeminate God-the-Mother, all mumsy and 1950s, a celestial Doris Day.
"Is this good to eat, Mumsy?" she asked. Startled at the term "Mumsy" instead of the usual "Mam," Mary Joy cringed a little inside. My child is already losing her Welshness, she mourned inwardly.
Word Forms
- mumsier
- mumsiest
- mumsey
- mumsie
- mumsies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mommylike, mummyish, mumly, mommish, momish, marmsome.
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