MOTHER OF Definition & Meaning

mother of

The best or greatest of a type, as in That was the mother of all tennis matches. This expression originated during the Gulf War as a translation of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's term umm al-ma'arik, for “major battle”; the Arabic “mother of” is a figure of speech for “major” or “best.” It was quickly adopted and applied to just about any person, event, or activity. [Slang; late 1980s]

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She played the mother of a newborn facing an apocalyptic flood in The End We Start From, and a care home nurse in Covid drama Help!

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Neighbours helped Povarenkov knock out his warped door and get his mother of the apartment.

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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.

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Fill-in host Kennedy, a mother of two, said she was just trying not to cry now that Timpf was back and a mom and healthy, and finally Tyrus got to welcome back his “partner in crime,” saying, “It’s been f— horrible. Thank God you’re back.”

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Two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley is Helen, a London mother of two who steals state secrets from her U.K. defense minister husband.

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