mumps

🇺🇸 /mʌmps/ 🇬🇧 /mʌmps/
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An illness that makes children's cheeks and the area below their ears swell and become painful.

Many children in the village contracted mumps last year, causing a lot of concern among the parents.

translation

n. An illness that makes children's cheeks and the area below their ears swell and become painful.