Definitions
n. An aunt.
Example Sentences
"My mume [aunt], Feyge Leah, came from Ragole, where she lived." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
מומע mume
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
mumeh, moome, moomeh
Notes
See also tante.
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