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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Examples of mother in a Sentence
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Bruce Haring, Deadline, 6 July 2024
Her adult son has been charged with murder in connection with her death
A South Carolina man is accused of strangling his mother and dumping her body in a river last year, authorities said.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Become a Subscriber In the hospital room next to this man was a young mother who, like me, was in her 30s.
—Sunita Puri, The Atlantic, 5 July 2024
EW.com, 19 Nov. 2023
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Noun
His mother, Ebbony Jackson, confirmed the death to TMZ.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 6 July 2024
Her adult son has been charged with murder in connection with her death
A South Carolina man is accused of strangling his mother and dumping her body in a river last year, authorities said.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Become a Subscriber In the hospital room next to this man was a young mother who, like me, was in her 30s.
—Sunita Puri, The Atlantic, 5 July 2024
Verb
Suzanne Shepherd, the actress who mothered iconic mob wives in Goodfellas and The Sopranos, has died.
—EW.com, 19 Nov. 2023
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“Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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