as in mom
a female human parent
he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken
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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
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as in to have
to bring forth from the womb
I hope to mother at least one child
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as in to nurse
to attend to the needs and comforts of
mothered the patients with chicken soup
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Recent Examples of mother
Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
After 20 years apart, an Amerasian Vietnamese and Black family shattered by the foster care and prison systems reunites to heal old wounds and rebuild their family, starting with finding their unhoused mother in the streets of Sacramento.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 May 2025
Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Authorities have not publicly identified Rodriguez as a suspect in the mother and son’s deaths.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
After 20 years apart, an Amerasian Vietnamese and Black family shattered by the foster care and prison systems reunites to heal old wounds and rebuild their family, starting with finding their unhoused mother in the streets of Sacramento.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
One of her reasons for leaving was to focus on mothering her two daughters.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 May 2025
Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother
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Dale Soules gives a hilarious, scene-stealing performance as the beer-swilling mom.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, his mom, being from Montserrat, was often found listening to a lot of Soca, and his dad, who is Jamaican, would play a lot of Reggae and Teddy Pendergrass.—
Akili King,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His maternal grandparents immigrated from India.—
Caroline Guthrie,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tina Keshani, the cofounder and CEO of maternal mental health startup Seven Starling, is trying to change this reality.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before the outbreak this year, state records showed that Arizona did not have more than 46 measles cases in a year since 1991, according to the newspaper.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump does have a long history of suing media companies, including a handful of successful lawsuits filed on the 2024 campaign trail and since entering office in January.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The breast milk changed aroma, and babies adjusted feeding – some even nursed longer – showing that flavors from a mother’s diet carry into milk and could shape early taste learning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Cunningham has also been nursing an injury.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, Montblanc wants to enter the tech sphere with a new digital writing pad, inspired by its century of experience producing pens.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese firm, which assembles devices and counts Apple as a client, is reportedly producing a consumer AI device for OpenAI.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The defense did give the offense one more chance, when on third-and-9 with two minutes left, Murray had all day and hit Zay Jones but couldn’t hold on as Stout delivered the hit.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks to the group of world leaders on Tuesday.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at Google, whose revenue primarily comes from advertising, shepherded the breakthrough that birthed today’s AI industry.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Irtizaali was one of the architects of the NBCUniversal partnership that has so far birthed The Traitors and Destination X.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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