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
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Confirming the news of her death, her son Willie posted a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, showcasing a photo of him and his mother locked in an embrace.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 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
The emotional toll of losing their mother so young has been profound.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Confirming the news of her death, her son Willie posted a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, showcasing a photo of him and his mother locked in an embrace.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 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
Noun
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The new mom was transported to the hospital by ambulance, while Max stayed home with Mitch’s cousin.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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His girlfriend at the time had fallen into a coma, his dog died, and his mom was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When that maternal presence is missing, there’s not just a lack of support, but a loss of grounding.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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At a recent family dinner, his maternal grandfather hit on me.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez’s union, SEIU-UHW, represents thousands of frontline health care workers including nursing home caregivers, respiratory therapists and hospital staff.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The evolution of the airport lounge A decade ago, lounges were quiet corners of airports where business travelers could nurse a drip coffee and catch up on emails.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ad was produced by the Ontario government.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos delivered a historic 33-point fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Giants and extend their win streak to four games while moving into first place in the AFC West with a 5-2 mark.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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These candidates, expected to seek approval by 2026, use a special technology designed to deliver RNA therapeutics directly to muscle tissue.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Besides Monet and Justice, the show helped birth the careers of Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Leon Thomas III, and Avan Jogia.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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