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mumsy
adjective
[ ˈmʌmzi ]
• giving an impression of dull domesticity; dowdy or unfashionable.
• "she wore a big mumsy dress"
mumsy
noun
• one's mother.
Origin:
late 19th century: humorous variant of mummy2.
