mother

³mother

verb

moth·eredmoth·er·ing\ˈmə-thə-riŋ, ˈməth-riŋ\

Definition of MOTHER

transitive verb

1

a : to give birth to b : to give rise to : produce

2

: to care for or protect like a mother

Examples of MOTHER

1. She mothered two sons but no daughters.
2. <I hope to mother at least one child.>

First Known Use of MOTHER

1548

Related to MOTHER

Synonyms: birth [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, have, bear, produce

Related Words: labor; breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn; beget, father, generate, get, sire; calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelp

Near Antonyms: abort, lose, miscarry

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Other Embryology Terms

gravid, neonate, ontogeny, parturition