moth·er 1 (m    r)n. 1. a. A female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child. b. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm, resulting in the conception of a child. 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. 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. v. moth·ered, moth·er·ing, moth·ers v.tr. 1. To give birth to; create and produce. 2. To watch over, nourish, and protect maternally. v.intr. To act or serve as a mother. [Middle English moder, mother, from Old English m  dor; see m ter- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 10, translation of Iraqi Arabic 'umm. N., sense 11, short for motherfucker.] |
| 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. [Probably alteration (influenced by mother) of obsolete Dutch moeder, from Middle Dutch, probably from moeder, mother of children; see m ter- in Indo-European roots.] |
mother1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology)
a. a female who has given birth to offspring
b. (as modifier) a mother bird
2. (often capital, esp as a term of address) a person's own mother
3. a female substituting in the function of a mother
4. (often capital) Chiefly archaic a term of address for an old woman
5.
a. motherly qualities, such as maternal affection it appealed to the mother in her
b. (as modifier) mother love
c. (in combination) mothercraft
6.
a. a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc., something
b. (as modifier) mother church mother earth
7. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a title given to certain members of female religious orders mother superior
8. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christian Science God as the eternal Principle
9. (modifier) native or innate mother wit
10. Offensive taboo slang chiefly US short for motherfucker
be mother to pour the tea I'll be mother
the mother of all … Informal the greatest example of its kind the mother of all parties
vb (tr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to give birth to or produce
2. to nurture, protect, etc. as a mother Related adjective maternal
[Old English mōdor; compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old High German muotar, Latin māter, Greek mētēr]
mothering n
mother2
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) 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 Also called mother of vinegar
[perhaps from mother1, but compare Spanish madre scum, Dutch modder dregs, Middle Low German modder decaying object, mudde sludge]
mothery adj
Mother
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.
tending to move toward or centering upon the mother.
1. the killing of one’s mother.
2. one who has killed his mother. — matricidal, adj.
2. one who has killed his mother. — matricidal, adj.
tracing of descent through the mother’s side of a family. — matrilinear, adj.
an excessive attachment and devotion of children to their mothers, resulting in a child’s dependence and failure to achieve emotional emancipation.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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" |
| 2. | mother - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |
mother
noun
1. female parent, mum (Brit. informal), ma (informal), mater, dam, old woman (informal), mom (U.S. informal), mummy (Brit. informal), old lady (informal), foster mother, birth mother, biological mother Mother and child form a close attachment.
2. wellspring, source, origin, inspiration, stimulus, fountain, genesis, fount Necessity is the mother of invention.
verb
1. give birth to, produce, bear, bring forth, drop She had dreamed of mothering a large family.
2. nurture, raise, protect, tend, nurse, rear, care for, cherish She felt a great need to mother him.
3. pamper, baby, spoil, indulge, fuss over, cosset, mollycoddle, overprotect Don't mother me!
Related words
adjective maternal
adjective maternal
Quotations
"So for the mother's sake the child was dear"
"And dearer was the mother for the child" [Samuel Taylor Coleridge `Sonnet to a Friend Who Asked How I Felt When the Nurse First Presented My Infant Child to Me']
"Honour thy mother and thy father" Bible:Exodus
"As is the mother, so is her daughter" Bible: Ezekiel
"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his" [Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest]
"So for the mother's sake the child was dear"
"And dearer was the mother for the child" [Samuel Taylor Coleridge `Sonnet to a Friend Who Asked How I Felt When the Nurse First Presented My Infant Child to Me']
"Honour thy mother and thy father" Bible:Exodus
"As is the mother, so is her daughter" Bible: Ezekiel
"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his" [Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest]
Translations
mother [ˈmʌðəʳ]
B. VT (= care for) → cuidar como una madre; (= spoil) → mimar, consentir; (= give birth to) → parir, dar a luz
C. CPD mother country N → patria f; (more sentimentally) → madre patria f
Mother Earth N → la madre tierra
mother figure N → figura f materna, figura f de la madre
Mother Goose N → la Oca
mother hen N → gallina f madre
mother love N → amor m maternal
Mother Nature N → la madre f Naturaleza
Mother's Day N → Día m de la Madre
mother's help N → niñera f
mother ship N → buque m nodriza
Mother Superior N → madre f superiora
mother tongue N → lengua f materna
Mother Earth N → la madre tierra
mother figure N → figura f materna, figura f de la madre
Mother Goose N → la Oca
mother hen N → gallina f madre
mother love N → amor m maternal
Mother Nature N → la madre f Naturaleza
Mother's Day N → Día m de la Madre
mother's help N → niñera f
mother ship N → buque m nodriza
Mother Superior N → madre f superiora
mother tongue N → lengua f materna
mother [ˈmʌðər]
n
vt
(= look after) → s'occuper de
to be mothered (= looked after by a mother) → être pris(e) en charge par sa mère
to be mothered (= looked after by a mother) → être pris(e) en charge par sa mère
mother
mother:
mother:
mother:
n
→ Mutter f; (= animal) → Muttertier nt, → Mutter f; (= address to elderly lady) → Mütterchen; Mother of God → Muttergottes f, → Mutter f → Gottes; a mother’s love → Mutterliebe f; she’s a mother of three → sie hat drei Kinder; she’s her mother’s daughter → sie ist wie ihre Mutter; I had the mother and father of a headache (inf) → ich hatte vielleicht Kopfschmerzen!; the mother of all battles/confrontations/traffic jams → die Mutter aller Kriege/Auseinandersetzungen/Staus; shall I be mother? (inf) (= pour tea) → soll ich eingießen?; (= serve food) → soll ich austeilen?
vt (= care for) young → auf- or großziehen; (= give birth to) → zur Welt bringen; (= cosset) → bemuttern
mother:
motherboard
n (Comput) → Mutterplatine f, → Hauptplatine f
mother country
mothercraft
n → Kinderpflege f
mother figure
n → Mutterfigur f
motherfucker
n (US vulg) → Arschloch nt (vulg), → Arschficker m (vulg)
motherfucking
adj (US vulg) → Scheiß- (sl)
motherhood
n → Mutterschaft f
mother:
mother-in-law
n pl <mothers-in-law> → Schwiegermutter f
motherland
motherless
mother lode
n (Min) → Hauptader f
mother love
n → Mutterliebe f
mother:
mother ship
n → Mutterschiff nt
mother tie
n (Psych) → Mutterbindung f
mother tongue
n → Muttersprache f
mother wit
n → Mutterwitz m
mother [ˈmʌðəʳ]
mother [ˈmʌðəʳ]
1. n → madre f
2. vt (care for) → fare da madre a; (spoil) → essere troppo chioccia con
mother [ˈmʌðəʳ]
1. n → madre f
2. vt (care for) → fare da madre a; (spoil) → essere troppo chioccia con
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 수녀원장 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 어머니처럼 돌보다 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 motherhood
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 모성애 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 motherless
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 motherly
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 어머니처럼 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 motherliness
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 mother-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 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 mother-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 장모, 시어머니 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 mother-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) 진주모의 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 mother-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
mother → اُم matka mor Mutter μητέρα madre äiti mère majka madre 母 어머니 moeder mor matka mãe мать mor แม่ anne mẹ 母亲
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