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

Sue Clancy, the mother of Lindsay’s ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, was called by the defense at Lindsay’s murder trial, which has been streamed by the Associated Press. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Raudel’s mother, Vivian Texidor, couldn’t bring herself to show the photo of her son with his stern expression. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 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