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moth·er ¹  (mr)

n.

1. A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures 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. Roman Catholic Church

a. A mother superior.

b. Used as a form of address for such a woman.

6. A woman who creates, originates, or founds something: "the discovery of radium, which made Marie Curie mother to the Atomic Age" Alden Whitman.

7. A creative source; an origin: Philosophy is the mother of the sciences.

8. Used as a title for a woman respected for her wisdom and age.

9. Maternal love and tenderness: brought out the mother in her.

10. The biggest or most significant example of its kind: the mother of all battles.

11. Vulgar Slang Something considered extraordinary, as in disagreeableness, size, or intensity.

adj.

1. Relating to or being mother.

2. Characteristic of a mother: mother love.

3. Being the source or origin: the mother church.

4. Derived from or as if from one's mother; native: one's mother language.

tr.v. moth·ered, moth·er·ing, moth·ers

1. To give birth to; create and produce.

2. To watch over, nourish, and protect maternally.

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[Middle English moder, mother, from Old English mdor; see mter- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 10, translation of Iraqi Arabic 'umm. N., sense 11, short for motherfucker.]

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moth·er ²  (mr)

n.

A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.

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[Probably alteration (influenced by mother¹) of obsolete Dutch moeder, from Middle Dutch, probably from moeder, mother of children; see mter- in Indo-European roots.]

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mother

Noun

1. a female who has given birth to offspring

2. a person's own mother

3. a title given to certain members of female religious orders

4. motherly qualities, such as maternal affection: it appealed to the mother in her

5. the mother of a female or thing that creates, founds, or protects something: the mother of modern feminism, necessity is the mother of invention

6. the mother of all Informal the greatest example of its kind: the mother of all parties

Adjective

1. of or relating to a female or thing that creates, founds, or protects something: our mother company is in New York

2. native or innate: mother wit

Verb

1. to give birth to or produce

2. to nurture or protect [Old English mōdor]

motherless adj
motherly adj

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Mother

See also children; father; parents; pregnancy.

matriarchy

a system of social order wherein final authority is vested in the mother or eldest female and in which descent is reckoned in the female line. — matriarchal, adj.

matricentric

tending to move toward or centering upon the mother.

matricide

1. the killing of one’s mother.
2. one who has killed his mother. — matricidal, adj.

matriliny

tracing of descent through the mother’s side of a family. — matrilinear, adj.

momism

an excessive attachment and devotion of children to their mothers, resulting in a child’s dependence and failure to achieve emotional emancipation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" female parent ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mummy, mum, mammy - informal terms for a mother mater - an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously mother-in-law - the mother of your spouse parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian para I, primipara - (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time puerpera - a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter quadripara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies quintipara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies supermom - an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment surrogate mother - a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so; "a surrogate mother is artificially inseminated with the father's semen and carries the fetus to term" begetter, father, male parent - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
	2.	mother - a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar barm, yeast - a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
	3.	mother - a term of address for an elderly woman old woman - a woman who is old
	4.	mother - a term of address for a mother superior abbess, mother superior, prioress - the superior of a group of nuns
	5.	mother - a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention" inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
Verb	1.	mother - care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" overprotect, fuss give care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
	2.	mother - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" beget, father, sire, engender, generate, bring forth, get create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

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mother

noun 1. female parent, mum Brit. (informal) ma (informal) mater, dam, old woman (informal) mom U.S., Canad. mummy Brit. (informal) old lady (informal) foster mother, birth mother, biological mother

verb 2. give birth to, produce, bear, bring forth, drop

verb 3. nurture, raise, protect, tend, nurse, rear, care for, cherish

modifier 4. native, natural, innate, inborn, connate >> adjective maternal

Translations

mother [ˈmʌðəʳ] n → madre f

adj → materno

vt (= care for) → cuidar (como una madre)

mother [ˈmʌðəʳ] n → mère f

vt (= pamper, protect) → dorloter

mother [ˈmʌðəʳ] n → Mutter f

adj (country) → Heimat-;

(company) → Mutter-

vt → großziehen;

(pamper, protect) → bemuttern

mother [ˈmʌðəʳ] n → madre f

vt (= care for) → fare da madre a

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mother

n mother [ˈmaðə]

1 a female parent, especially human John's mother lives in Manchester; (also adjective ) The mother bird feeds her young. moeder أُم майка matka; mateřský mor; -mor die Mutter; Mutter-... μητέρα madre ema مادر äiti mère אִמָא माता, जननी majka anya ibu móðir madre, mamma 母 어머니 motina, patelė māte ibu moeder mor matka mãe mamă мама, мать matka; materský mati majka moder, mor แม่ anne, ana 母親 мати ماں، والدہ mẹ 母亲

2 (often with capital also Mother Superior ) the female leader of a group of nuns. Moeder رَئيسة دَيْر، الأم الرِّئيسَه водачка на група монахини matka představená abbedisse Mutter ηγουμένη madre abtiss سر چشمه abbedissa Mère אֵם הַמִנזָר मदर časna majka fejedelemasszony Pemimpin Biarawati abbadís, forstöðukona Madre 女子修道院長 수녀 원장 motina, vyresnioji māte pemimpin biarawati moeder-overste abbedisse, mor matka przełożona Madre Maică (stareţă) мать-настоятельница matka predstavená mati prednica Majka moder, abbedissa คุณแม่อธิการ Ana, baş rahibe 女主管人 ігуменя خانقاہ وغیرہ کی سربراہ خاتون Mẹ (tôn giáo) 女主管人

v

to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much) His wife tries to mother him. beskerm تَعْتَني عِنايَة الأم отглеждам mateřsky pečovat (o) være som en mor for bemuttern φροντίζω σαν μάνα cuidar como una madre, criar emalikult hoolitsema مادرى کردن holhota dorloter לְטַפֵּל כְּמוֹ אִמָא मां की तरह ख्याल करना starati se materinski anyáskodik (vki felett) merawat annast sem móðir (fare da madre), (coccolare) 母のように世話する 어머니로서 돌보다, 과잉 보호하다 motiniškai prižiūrėti rūpēties kā mātei mengambil berat seperti ibu bemoederen passe på som en mor; beskytte matkować proteger a cocoloşi относиться по-матерински; лелеять matersky sa starať (o) po materinsko skrbeti čuvati kao majka vara som en mor för เลี้ยงดู annelik yapmak/etmek (母親般地)照管 ставитися по-материнському ماں کی طرح دیکھ بھال کرنا chăm sóc （母亲般地）照管

n ˈmotherhood

the state of being a mother. moederskap أُمومَه майчинство mateřství moderskab die Mutterschaft μητρότητα maternidad emadus مادرى äitiys maternité אִמָהוּת मातृत्व majčinstvo anyaság fungsi ibu það að vera móðir; móðurhlutverk maternità 母性 어머니됨, 모성 motinystė mātes stāvoklis keibuan moederschap mo(de)rskap, det å være mor macierzyństwo maternidade maternitate материнство materstvo materinstvo majčinstvo moderskap ความเป็นแม่ annelik, analık 母性 материнство امومت tình mẹ 母性

adj ˈmotherless

having no mother The children were left motherless by the accident. moederloos بِدون أم، يَتيم без майка bez matky moderløs mutterlos ορφανός από μητέρα huérfano de madre ematu بى مادر äiditön sans mère חֲסַר אֵם मातृहीन bez majke anyátlan (árva) tanpa ibu móðurlaus senza madre, orfano (di madre) 母のない 어머니가 없는 be motinos, našlaitis bez mātes-; bārenis tidak ada ibu moederloos morløs osierocony sem mãe orfan de mamă, fără mamă лишённый матери bez matky brez matere bez majke moderlös ซึ่งไม่มีแม่ annesiz 沒有母親的 позбавлений матері بغیر ماں کا mồ côi mẹ 没有母亲的

adj ˈmotherly

like a mother; of, or suitable to, a mother a motherly woman; motherly love. moederlik أُمومي، اُمَّهي майчински mateřský moderlig mütterlich μητρικός maternal emalik مادرانه äidillinen maternel אִימָהִי मातृ-सुलभ, माता की भांति majčinski anyai keibuan móðurlegur materno 母のような 어머니다운, 어머니로서의 motiniškas mātes-; mātišķs sifat ibu moederlijk moderlig macierzyński maternal matern заботливый, нежный materský materinski majčinski moderlig อย่างแม่ anne gibi 母親般的 материнський مادرانہ thuộc mẹ 母亲般的

n ˈmotherliness

moederlikheid عَدَم وُجود أُم، يُتْم загриженост mateřská láska moderlighed die Mütterlichkeit μητρική στοργή maternalismo, instinto maternal emalikkus صفت مادرى äidillisyys affection maternelle אִימָהוּת मातृसुलभता materinska ljubav anyaiasság, anyai szeretet sifat keibuan móðurást senso materno 母らしさ 어머니다움 motiniškumas mātišķums bersifat keibuan moederlijkheid moderlighet macierzyńskość maternalismo iubire maternă материнская заботливость/нежность materinská láska materinska skrb majčinstvo moderlighet ความเป็นแม่ ana gibi olma 母性 материнське піклування شفقت مادری sự mồ côi 母性

nouns ˈmother-country, *ˈmotherland [-land]

the country where one was born. vaderland مَسْقِط الرِّأس، الوَطَن الأُم родина vlast fædreland das Vaterland πατρίδα patria, madre patria sünnimaa کشور اصلى synnyinmaa patrie אֶרֶץ לֵידָה मातृ भूमि domovina haza tanah air ættjörð; föðurland patria, madrepatria 母国 모국, 조국 tėvynė dzimtene tanah air moederland fedreland ojczyzna mãe-pátria patrie родина, отчизна vlasť domovina domovina fosterland บ้านเกิด ana vatan, yurt 祖國 батьківщина مادر وطن nơi sinh 祖国

n ˈmother-in-law

the mother of one's husband or wife. skoonma حَماة، أم الزَّوْج أو الزَّوْجَه тъща tchyně svigermor die Schwiegermutter πεθερά suegra ämm مادر شوهرو مادر زن anoppi belle-mère חָמוֹת, חוֹתֶנֶת सास punica, svekrva anyós ibu mertua tengdamóðir suocera 義母 시어머니, 장모 anyta, uoðvë vīramāte; sievasmāte emak mertua schoonmoeder teściowa sogra soacră свекровь; тёща svokra tašča tašta svärmor แม่สามี; แม่ภรรยา kayınvalide 岳母，婆母 теща; свекруха ساس mẹ chồng, mẹ vợ 岳母，婆母

n / adj ˌmother-of-ˈpearl

(of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells. perlemoer عِرْق لؤلُؤ، أم اللآلِئ седеф perleť(ový) perlemor das Perlmutt φίλντισι madreperla, nácar pärlmutter(-) صدف مرواريد helmiäinen (de) nacre אֵם הַפּנִינָה मुक्ता सीप sedef gyöngyház indung mutiara perlumóðir madreperla; di madreperla 真珠層 (の) 진주층(의) perlamutras; perlamutrinis perlamutrs gewang paarlemoer perlemor macica perłowa madrepérola перламутр perleť; perleťový biserovina sedef pärlemor หอยมุก sedef 珍珠母(的) перламутровий سیپ trai dùng để khảm 珍珠母

n ˈmother-tongue

a person's native language My mother-tongue is Hindi. moedertaal لُغَة الأم، لُغَة المَوْلِد майчин език mateřský jazyk modersmål die Muttersprache μητρική γλώσσα lengua materna emakeel زبان مادرى äidinkieli langue maternelle שׂפַת אֵם मातृ भाषा materinji jezik anyanyelv bahasa ibu móðurmál madrelingua 母国語 모국어 gimtoji kalba dzimtā valoda bahasa ibunda moedertaal morsmål język ojczysty língua natal limbă maternă родной язык materinský jazyk materinščina maternji jezik modersmål ภาษาแม่ anadil 母語 рідна мова مادری زبان tiếng mẹ đẻ 母语