mother
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- noun
- /ˈmʌðər/
- And next to my wife is the best mother I have ever seen.
- father and mother
- mother and child
- mother and infant
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Watch on YouTubeThat man still rings my mother to this day.
- That man still rings my mother to this day.
- You know, we need permission from our mothers to feel OK.
- And when I was a little girl, my mother didn't call me Susan.
- As was said earlier tonight, my mother is beside her.
- He's like, OK, Trevor, so your mother has a garage.
- And that was something that my mother really stressed.
- I discovered that my ex married his mother's girlfriend of two years.
- Get your phone out and call your mother right now, Diane.
- I wouldn't say it's your typical mother and daughter relationship.
- I guess you could say his mother was cold hearted.
- That's your first response to my mother breaking her foot.
- This man learned things from his mother and it's now innate.
Examples
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Six months ago, Jane T., a 48-year-old mother of two, had a heart attack.
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My mother died when I was nine.
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So, I mean, she was a great mother, great person.
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But my mother was fine about losing her only daughter?
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That man still rings my mother to this day.
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"My mother was an angel and an inspiration to me.
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You know, we need permission from our mothers to feel OK.
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What's one thing your mother taught you a lot?
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While there, I met a young mother named Essence Jackson.
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My mother always encouraged me to follow my dreams.
Synonyms
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A woman who has a child and cares for them
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A person who is a child's mother or father and raises them
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A child's word for their mother
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A child's word for mom
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A friendly informal name people use for their mother
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A woman who gave you birth or cared for you
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A child's informal name for their mother
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A child's word for their mother
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7.5
A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow
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A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland
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An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas
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A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families
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A child's loving word for mother
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A woman who is a mother or cares for children
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A loving name a child uses for their mother
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A word children use for their mother
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A woman who has a child and cares for them
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An informal word people use for mother
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Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
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A very rude insult that shows extreme anger at someone by insulting their mother
Compounds
- Formal
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The mother of the current king or queen who keeps the title after her child becomes ruler
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A smooth shiny layer inside some shells that shows rainbow colours and is used for decoration
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A woman who cares for someone like a mother, often with or instead of their own mother
- Literature
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An ancient Phrygian goddess worshipped for nature and fertility, often shown with lions
- Archaic
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A loose dress without a belt that falls straight from the shoulders, with a high neck and long sleeves
- Slur
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9.9
A mother wrongly blamed in the past for causing her child's autism because she seemed cold
- Specialized
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6.5
A cell that makes another cell during the growth or reproduction of a living thing
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8.8
An indoor plant with large dark leaves that can make your tongue and throat swell if eaten
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9.9
A low, fragrant plant with small purple and white flowers that grows close to the ground
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A high cloud that looks shiny with rainbow colors around sunrise or after sunset
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A small plant with many red and white flowers that spreads by long thin stems
A small seabird that flies low over the sea and often appears before storms
- Baby Talk
A small nursery rhyme character a child shows on their thumb to teach finger names
- Baby Talk
A simple game for children using the thumb and four fingers to help them move well
- Specialized
A cell in plants, fungi, or algae that divides to make four spores with half the usual genes
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mother comes from a very old family word meaning 'female parent' and is the same root as Latin mater and English maternal. So a mother is the person who gives life and cares for a child.