mumps mumpishness • mumpsimus · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · mumps · · Text Latin · · Script 5 · · Length 1 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands. Synonyms: epidemic parotitis. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · epidemic parotitis · · Synonym 1 Characters · · m latin small letter m U+006D p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075