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- Dictionarymother/ˈmʌðə/
noun
- 1. a woman in relation to her child or children: "his mother was a painter" Similar
- 2. short for motherfucker vulgar slang North American
verb
- 1. bring up (a child) with care and affection: "she didn't know how to mother my brother and he was very sensitive"
- 2. give birth to: dated "she's mothered two foals that have gone on to be impressive dressage competitors" Similar
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1. a. : a female parent. She's the mother of three small children. b (1) : a woman in authority. specifically : the superior of a religious community of women. Mother Teresa. (2) : an old or elderly woman. Mother Hubbard. 2. : source, origin. necessity is the mother of invention. 3. : maternal tenderness or affection.
MOTHER definition: 1. a female parent: 2. the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a…. Learn more.
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.
15 meanings: 1. a. a female who has given birth to offspring b. (as modifier) 2. a person's own mother 3. a female substituting.... Click for more definitions.
A mother is a female parent: mothers nurture and mother children. It's also a term for an elderly woman or mother superior.
1. a. A woman who gives birth to a child. b. A woman whose egg unites with a sperm, producing an embryo. c. A woman who adopts a child. d. A woman who raises a child. 2. A female parent of an animal. 3. A female ancestor. 4. A woman who holds a position of authority or responsibility similar to that of a mother: a den mother. 5.
A stepmother. A woman who has borne a child; esp., a woman as she is related to her child or children. An adoptive mother. That which gives birth to something, is the origin or source of something, or nurtures in the manner of a mother. Relating to or being a mother. Of, like, or like that of a mother.
noun. /ˈmʌðə (r)/ /ˈmʌðər/ Idioms. a female parent of a child or animal; a person who is acting as a mother to a child. I want to buy a present for my mother and father. the relationship between mother and baby. She's the mother of twins. a mother of three (= with three children) a young/new/single mother. an expectant (= pregnant) mother.
MOTHER definition: 1. your female parent: 2. the title of an important nun (= woman who lives in a female religious…. Learn more.
A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy .
