mother
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈmʌðər/
:
madre
- And next to my wife is the best mother I have ever seen.
- father and mother
- mother and child
- mother and infant
That 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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1.0
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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7.9
A friendly informal name people use for their mother
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1.9
A woman who gave you birth or cared for you
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7.7
A child's informal name for their mother
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5.6
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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9.8
A woman who is a mother or cares for children
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9.1
An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas
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9.9
An informal word people use for mother
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8.2
A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland
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8.8
A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families
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9.5
A child's loving word for mother
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9.0
A word children use for their mother
2
7.9
A loving name a child uses for their mother
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1.0
A woman who has a child and cares for them
Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.9
A very rude insult that shows extreme anger at someone by insulting their mother
Compounds
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6.0
A smooth shiny layer inside some shells that shows rainbow colours and is used for decoration
- Formal
3
6.1
The mother of the current king or queen who keeps the title after her child becomes ruler
- Literature
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9.9
An ancient Phrygian goddess worshipped for nature and fertility, often shown with lions
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4.3
A woman who cares for someone like a mother, often with or instead of their own mother
- Archaic
1
9.9
A loose dress without a belt that falls straight from the shoulders, with a high neck and long sleeves
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9.9
A small seabird that flies low over the sea and often appears before storms
- Specialized
A cell that makes another cell during the growth or reproduction of a living thing
A low, fragrant plant with small purple and white flowers that grows close to the ground
- 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
A high cloud that looks shiny with rainbow colors around sunrise or after sunset
A small plant with many red and white flowers that spreads by long thin stems
An indoor plant with large dark leaves that can make your tongue and throat swell if eaten
- Slur
A mother wrongly blamed in the past for causing her child's autism because she seemed cold
- 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.