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Mother's

3 entries found.


Main Entry:
1moth·er 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1mother
Pronunciation:
\ˈmə-thər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor; akin to Old High German muoter mother, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: a female parent b (1): a woman in authority ; specifically : the superior of a religious community of women (2): an old or elderly woman2: source , origin <necessity is the mother of invention>3: maternal tenderness or affection4 [short for motherfucker] sometimes vulgar : motherfucker5: something that is an extreme or ultimate example of its kind especially in terms of scale <the mother of all construction projects>
moth·er·hood 
          Listen to the pronunciation of motherhood \-ˌhu̇d\ noun
moth·er·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of motherless \-ləs\ adjective
moth·er·less·ness noun


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