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mother

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mother (adjective)
  2. mother (noun)
  3. mother (verb)
  4. mother country (noun)
  5. mother lode (noun)
  6. mother-naked (adjective)
  7. mother tongue (noun)

mother

adjective

Definition of MOTHER

of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother <she often offered to babysit for friends, hoping to satisfy her mother urges until she had children of her own>
Synonyms maternal, mother

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