Definition of mother
1a : a female parent She's the mother of three small children.b (1) : a woman in authority; specifically : the superior of a religious community of women Mother Theresa (2) : an old or elderly woman Mother Hubbard
3 : maternal tenderness or affection all my mother came into mine eyes and gave me up to tears — William Shakespeare
4 [short for motherfucker] sometimes vulgar : motherfucker
5 : something that is an extreme or ultimate example of its kind especially in terms of scale the mother of all construction projects the mother of all ocean liners
motherlessness
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Origin and Etymology of mother
Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor; akin to Old High German muoter mother, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ
First Known Use: before 12th century
mother
Definition of mother
1a : of, relating to, or being a motherb : bearing the relation of a mother
2 : derived from or as if from one's mother
3 : acting as or providing parental stock —used without reference to sex
Examples of mother in a Sentence
she often offered to babysit for friends, hoping to satisfy her mother urges until she had children of her own
Origin and Etymology of mother
see 1mother
First Known Use: 13th century
Examples of mother in a Sentence
She mothered two sons but no daughters.
I hope to mother at least one child.
Origin and Etymology of mother
see 1mother
First Known Use: 15th century
Other Embryology Terms
Origin and Etymology of mother
archaic mother dregs, lees; akin to Middle Dutch moeder dregs
First Known Use: 1682
MOTHER Defined for English Language Learners
mother
Definition of mother for English Language Learners
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: to give birth to (a child)
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: to be or act as mother to (someone) : to care for or protect (someone) like a mother
MOTHER Defined for Kids
Definition of mother for Students
1 : of or having to do with a mother mother love
2 : being in a relation suggesting that of a mother to others our mother country
Definition of mother for Students
mothered
;mothering
: to be or act as a mother to
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