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Mother
ˈmʌðə
Mother definitions
noun
mother
mothers
- a woman in relation to her child or children
"his mother was a painter"
female parent- a female animal in relation to its offspring
"a mother penguin"
- (especially as a form of address) an elderly woman
- an important female figure in the origin and early history of something
"she will always be remembered as the mother of modern ecology"
- denoting an institution or organization from which others of the same type derive
"the initiatives were based on the experience of the mother company"
- (especially as a title or form of address) the head of a female religious community
verb
mother
mothered
mothering
mothers
- bring up (a child) with care and affection
"she didn't know how to mother my brother and he was very sensitive"
bring up care for provide for take care of attend to look after rear support raise foster parent mother tend- look after (someone) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so
"she mothered her husband, insisting he should take cod liver oil in the winter"
- give birth to
"she's mothered two foals that have gone on to be impressive dressage competitors"