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mother
1[muhth-er]
noun
a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.
Often Mother one’s own female parent.
I should give Mother a call today.
Our mother did not approve of many of the shenanigans we got up to.
a mother-in-law, stepmother, foster mother, female adoptive parent, or female guardian.
Usually Mother a term of address for a female parent or a woman having or regarded as having the status, function, or authority of a female parent.
Thank you for coming, Mother.
a woman providing care or exercising influence or authority like that of a female parent.
The elderly widow next door was a mother to him.
the qualities characteristic of a mother, such as maternal affection, protectiveness, responsibility, etc..
Sometimes the mother in her comes out and she'll remind her students to drive safely.
something that gives rise to something else; origin or source.
Imagination is the mother of possibility.
a woman who originates or creates something.
Marie Curie was the mother of radiography.
Ecclesiastical.Usually Mother a title of respect for certain female church leaders, such as heads of convents, bishops, or priests.
Mother, (in Neopaganism) the second form of the Goddess, represented as a mother or middle-aged woman and said to symbolize fertility and the flourishing stages of life and growth.
Mother, a title for something personified as an older woman.
Mother Earth.
a term of familiar address for an old or elderly woman.
Slang.a euphemism for motherfucker.
Audio.(in disk recording) a mold from which stampers are made.
adjective
being a female parent.
I watched as the mother bird fed her baby.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother.
mother love.
learned or acquired from or as if from one's mother; native.
After emigrating, he never really abandoned his mother culture.
bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in being the origin, source, leader, protector, etc..
The mother company issues directives to all its affiliates.
The server is the mother computer for the whole network.
verb (used with object)
to be the mother, origin, or source of.
She mothered two children.
to care for or protect like a mother; act maternally toward, sometimes in an excessive way: Stop mothering me!
It’s in her nature to love and mother those around her.
Stop mothering me!
Synonyms: , , ,to acknowledge oneself the author of; assume as one's own.
verb (used without object)
to perform the tasks or duties of a female parent, sometimes in an excessive way; act maternally.
She’s always wanted to mother.
mother
2[muhth-er]
noun
a stringy, mucilaginous substance consisting of various bacteria, especially Acetobacter aceti, that forms on the surface of a fermenting liquid and converts ethanol to acetic acid, as in changing wine or cider to vinegar.
mother
1/ ˈʌðə /
noun
a female who has given birth to offspring
( as modifier )
a mother bird
(often capital, esp as a term of address) a person's own mother
a female substituting in the function of a mother
archaic(often capital) a term of address for an old woman
motherly qualities, such as maternal affection
it appealed to the mother in her
( as modifier )
mother love
( in combination )
mothercraft
a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc, something
( as modifier )
mother church
mother earth
a title given to certain members of female religious orders
mother superior
Christian Science God as the eternal Principle
(modifier) native or innate
mother wit
offensiveshort for motherfucker
to pour the tea
I'll be mother
informalthe greatest example of its kind
the mother of all parties
verb
to give birth to or produce
to nurture, protect, etc as a mother
mother
2/ ˈʌðə /
noun
Also called: mother of vinegar.a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc to promote vinegar formation
Other 51Թ Forms
- motherless adjective
- motherlessness noun
- motherlike adjective
- unmothered adjective
- ˈdzٳԲ noun
- ˈdzٳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mother1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mother1
Origin of mother2
Idioms and Phrases
mother of all, the greatest or most notable example of.
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has been called the mother of all mystery novels.
Example Sentences
The mother of one baby boy who Letby attempted to murder said the families "already have the truth" and they believed in the British justice system and that the jury made the right decision.
Mr Ramesh's mother walked with the coffin in a blue sari along with other mourners, as he held it on his right shoulder.
Scrofano stars as Dana Cypress, a single mother and local police officer who is simply trying to provide for her kid.
They had all seen our January investigation into the potentially avoidable deaths of 56 babies and two mothers at the trust between 2019 and 2024.
While the safety of babies and mothers is paramount, it seems that taking a decision about what needs to happen next has again been allowed to drift.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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