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