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mother
  1. A (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.
  2. A female parent of an animal.
  3. (figuratively) A female ancestor.
  4. (figuratively) A source or origin.
  5. (when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.
  6. (figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
  7. (figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.
  8. The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
  9. The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
  10. (obsolete) Hysterical passion; hysteria.
  11. Synonyms:
      12. ma, mater, mom, mammy, mama, mommy, mum, mummy, mam, mamma, materfamilias, female parent, matriarch, stepmother, dam, mumsy, adoptive mother, amma, Mata, old lady, progenitress, progenitrix, surrogate mother, biological mother, birth mother, mammie, momma, para, parent, procreator, progenitor, forebearer, predecessor, ancestor, child-bearer, foster mother, old dear, old woman, granny, grandmother, matron, foster-mother, one's old woman, one's old lady, childbearer, baby-maker, origin, source, genesis … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “We're going to be late to meet my parents, and my mother hates to be kept waiting.”
      “The mother flew off as usual but seemed no more agitated than she had been when guarding the eggs.”
      “The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.”
mothering
  1. The nurturing of a child by its mother.
  2. The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child.
  3. Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.
  4. (obsolete) Shortened form of a-mothering (obsolete); practice of visiting one's literal or figurative mother or mother church (compare Mothering Sunday).
  5. Synonyms:
      6. care, supervision, custody, charge, protection, keeping, keep, control, management, ministration, guidance, superintendence, tutelage, aegis, responsibility, guardianship, wardship, trusteeship, custodianship, safekeeping, trust, ward, auspices, parenting, fathering, looking after, provision of care, safe keeping, tireless support, indulgence, babying, coddling, cosseting, mollycoddling, pampering, humoring, humouring, nannying, spoiling, attention, favouring, favoring, fondness, kowtowing, partiality, placating, toadying, catering to someone's every whim, parenthood … more
motherling
  1. (affectionate) A mother, especially a precious one.
  2. A woman's child.
  3. (pejorative) Mother.
motherhood
  1. The state of being a mother.
  2. Mothers, considered as a group.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. guardianship, parenthood, maternity, motherliness, mommyhood, mothership, custody, kinship, parentage, childcare, paternity, nurturing, upbringing, fosterage, parenting, fatherhood, fostering, fathering, rearing, mothering, child-rearing, bringing up, child raising, mommyism, maternology, education, babying … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “His observations of the highs and lows of her marriage and motherhood, the divorce and her romantic attachments, keep the reader turning pages.”
      “It's not something she's looking forward to, but it's a small price to pay for the joys of motherhood.”
      “By day she juggles motherhood with her job as an administrator at Chippenham Hospital.”
mother
  1. A stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ma, mater, mom, mammy, mama, mommy, mum, mummy, mam, mamma, materfamilias, female parent, matriarch, stepmother, dam, mumsy, adoptive mother, amma, Mata, old lady, progenitress, progenitrix, surrogate mother, biological mother, birth mother, mammie, momma, para, parent, procreator, progenitor, forebearer, predecessor, ancestor, child-bearer, foster mother, old dear, old woman, granny, grandmother, matron, foster-mother, one's old woman, one's old lady, childbearer, baby-maker, origin, source, genesis … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We're going to be late to meet my parents, and my mother hates to be kept waiting.”
      “The mother flew off as usual but seemed no more agitated than she had been when guarding the eggs.”
      “The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.”
mother
  1. Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ma, mater, mom, mammy, mama, mommy, mum, mummy, mam, mamma, materfamilias, female parent, matriarch, stepmother, dam, mumsy, adoptive mother, amma, Mata, old lady, progenitress, progenitrix, surrogate mother, biological mother, birth mother, mammie, momma, para, parent, procreator, progenitor, forebearer, predecessor, ancestor, child-bearer, foster mother, old dear, old woman, granny, grandmother, matron, foster-mother, one's old woman, one's old lady, childbearer, baby-maker, origin, source, genesis … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We're going to be late to meet my parents, and my mother hates to be kept waiting.”
      “The mother flew off as usual but seemed no more agitated than she had been when guarding the eggs.”
      “The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.”
motherlessness
  1. The state or condition of being motherless (not having a (living) mother).
  2. Examples:
      3. “One of his observations about the theme of motherlessness in my books, remains for me, the most valuable thing ever said about my work.”
      “Dylan and his black buddy, united by motherlessness, inherit a powerful ring from a local derelict.”
      “It is a patriarchal society's tradition of enforced motherlessness that is sought to be challenged at the cost of being regarded as an aberrant mother.”
mothercraft
  1. The knowledge and skills associated with motherhood
  2. Examples:
      3. “The new day-only service will be able to address some of these issues and also be a place where mothers can learn mothercraft skills.”
      “Its mothercraft Cassini continues to fly past Titan every month or so, and it has helped to provide definitive evidence of seas and lakes of liquid methane, and dune-like features on Titan's surface.”
      “The staffing shortage disadvantages first-time mothers in particular, who often have trouble with breastfeeding and other mothercraft issues.”
motherer
  1. Agent noun of mother: one who mothers.
motherment
  1. mothering; maternal care
motherdom
  1. The world, sphere, or unity of mothers; mothers collectively.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Still, my failures in motherdom seemed to be rooted more in my personal limitations than in my gender.”
      “That the Aeschylean Oresteia turns on the conflict between motherdom and fatherdom is notorious.”
motherness
  1. The state or quality of being a mother.
  2. Examples:
      3. “I marvel at her delivery as she revels in her womanness, her motherness, her AfricanAmericanness, her medicalness, her sense of selfness.”
motherliness
  1. The property of being motherly.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. maternity, parenthood, motherhood, maternology, guardianship, mommyhood, mothership, kinship, custody, parentage, childcare, paternity, nurturing, upbringing, fosterage, parenting, fatherhood, fostering, fathering, rearing, mothering, child-rearing, bringing up, child raising, mommyism, education, babying … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I'm not sure why men's pain doesn't inspire a whole lot of motherliness in their spouses.”
      “These were not her people, and she was far from home, and no amount of fatherliness or motherliness could make it so.”
      “The solemnity of the story is relieved by the humour of the rustic travellers at the Rainbow Inn, and the genial motherliness of Dolly Winthrop, who befriends Silas.”
mother
  1. Alternative form of moth-er
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ma, mater, mom, mammy, mama, mommy, mum, mummy, mam, mamma, materfamilias, female parent, matriarch, stepmother, dam, mumsy, adoptive mother, amma, Mata, old lady, progenitress, progenitrix, surrogate mother, biological mother, birth mother, mammie, momma, para, parent, procreator, progenitor, forebearer, predecessor, ancestor, child-bearer, foster mother, old dear, old woman, granny, grandmother, matron, foster-mother, one's old woman, one's old lady, childbearer, baby-maker, origin, source, genesis … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We're going to be late to meet my parents, and my mother hates to be kept waiting.”
      “The mother flew off as usual but seemed no more agitated than she had been when guarding the eggs.”
      “The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.”
mother
  1. (euphemistic, colloquial) A striking example.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ma, mater, mom, mammy, mama, mommy, mum, mummy, mam, mamma, materfamilias, female parent, matriarch, stepmother, dam, mumsy, adoptive mother, amma, Mata, old lady, progenitress, progenitrix, surrogate mother, biological mother, birth mother, mammie, momma, para, parent, procreator, progenitor, forebearer, predecessor, ancestor, child-bearer, foster mother, old dear, old woman, granny, grandmother, matron, foster-mother, one's old woman, one's old lady, childbearer, baby-maker, origin, source, genesis … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We're going to be late to meet my parents, and my mother hates to be kept waiting.”
      “The mother flew off as usual but seemed no more agitated than she had been when guarding the eggs.”
      “The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.”
motherhoods
  1. plural of motherhood
  2. Synonyms:
      3. guardianships, parenthoods, maternities, motherliness, mommyhood, motherships, custodies, kinships, mommyism, parentages, childcares, paternities, parentings, upbringings, fosterages, fatherhoods, fosterings, rearings, motherings, babyings, educations, progenitorships … more
motherlings
  1. plural of motherling
motherings
  1. plural of mothering
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cares, supervisions, custodies, charges, protections, keepings, keeps, controls, managements, ministrations, guidances, superintendence, tutelages, aegides, responsibilities, guardianships, wardships, trusteeships, custodianships, safekeepings, trusts, wards, auspices, parentings, indulgences, babyings, coddlings, cossetings, pamperings, spoilings, attentions, fondnesses, kowtowings, partialities, parenthoods, parentages, childcares, paternities, motherhoods, upbringings, fosterages, maternities, fatherhoods, fosterings, rearings, educations, progenitorships … more
motherers
  1. plural of motherer
mothers
  1. plural of mother
  2. Synonyms:
      3. mas, maters, moms, mammies, mamas, mommies, mums, mummies, mams, mammae, materfamiliases, matriarchs, stepmothers, dams, mumsies, adoptive mothers, ammas, old ladies, progenitresses, progenitrices, surrogate mothers, biological mothers, birth mothers, mommas, paras, parents, procreators, progenitors, forebearers, predecessors, ancestors, foster mothers, old dears, old women, origins, sources, geneses, inspiration, wellsprings, founts, stimuli, fountains, fountainheads … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The stereotype of lazy welfare mothers and fathers is an exception rather than a rule.”
      “Prompted by their mothers they formed a group to sing and play traditional Karelian tunes.”
      “The most virtuous of mothers can be putty in the hands of the least virtuous of sons.”
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