Synonyms of mother

mother 1 of 3

noun

as in mom

a female human parent

he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mom
• mama
• mommy
• ma
• mammy
• mater
• stepmother
• matron
• old lady
• matriarch
• materfamilias
• superwoman
• supermom

mother

2 of 3

adjective

as in maternal

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 & Similar Words

• maternal
• parental
• motherly
• female
• feminine
• womanly
• nurturing
• caring
• matronly
• womanlike
• womanish
• matriarchal
• giving

mother

3 of 3

verb

1

as in to have

to bring forth from the womb

I hope to mother at least one child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• have
• produce
• deliver
• birth
• give birth to
• bear
• father
• drop
• labor
• breed
• spawn
• reproduce
• get
• sire
• generate
• kid
• propagate
• multiply
• beget
• litter
• kindle
• pup
• kitten
• calve
• whelp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• abort
• miscarry

2

as in to nurse

to attend to the needs and comforts of

mothered the patients with chicken soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurse
• minister (to)
• treat
• administer (to)
• heal
• look after
• look out for
• see to
• look to
• wait on
• do for
• care (for)
• support
• baby
• take care of
• aid
• cure
• remedy
• preserve
• provide (for)
• doctor
• conserve
• spoil
• cater (to)
• pamper
• mollycoddle
• coddle
• humor
• indulge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• slight
• neglect
• overlook
• brush (aside or off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mother

Noun

But as Jessica, in her crisp dress whites, set foot again on home soil, neither her mother nor her father were there. — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Pro Alan Bersten, who was eliminated earlier in the season, will lead Dewan in a Viennese waltz, dedicated to the actress’s mother. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Verb

Perhaps pasta or pizza with cheese is so comforting because we’re literally being mothered by flowering plants and bovines? — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants by seed instead of buying plants that someone else has started, watered and mothered for months. — Henry Homeyer, The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing mother

• mother country
• mother lode
• mother tongue