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 mumps mumps /ˈmʌmps/

noun

  1. An acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands  ( epidemic parotitis , mumps )
    an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
     I had mumps as a child and my cheeks swelled up
    I had mumps as a child and my cheeks swelled up