"be mum" meaning in All languages combined

See be mum on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: is mum [present, singular, third-person], being mum [participle, present], was mum [past], been mum [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> mum}} be mum (third-person singular simple present is mum, present participle being mum, simple past was mum, past participle been mum)
  1. Alternative form of be mother Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: be mother
    Sense id: en-be_mum-en-verb-xQ0X2EpC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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