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Definitions for Mumps

[1] an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
[2] to mumble; mutter.
[3] to sulk; mope.
[4] to grimace.
[5] to cheat.
[6] to beg.
[7] (functioning as singular or plural) an acute contagious viral disease of the parotid salivary glands, characterized by swelling of the affected parts, fever, and pain beneath the ear: usually affects children Also called: epidemic parotitis
[8] (intr) archaic to be silent
[9] (intr) archaic to beg

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Origin of Mumps

2First recorded in 1645–55, mump is from the Dutch word mompen (obsolete)

Word origin for Mumps

C17: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat