mother

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 maternal, motherlyRelated Words parental; female, feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; matriarchal, matronly; caring, giving, nurturing

a female human parent he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken Synonyms ma, mama (also mamma or momma), mammy, mater [chiefly British], mom, mommy, old lady Related Words materfamilias, matriarch, matron; stepmother; supermom, superwoman

1 to bring forth from the womb I hope to mother at least one child Synonyms birth [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, have, bear, produceRelated Words labor; breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn; beget, father, generate, get, sire; calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelpNear Antonyms abort, lose, miscarry

2 to attend to the needs and comforts of mothered the patients with chicken soup Synonyms administer (to), care (for), minister (to), nurseRelated Words cure, heal, remedy; doctor, treat; aid, conserve, preserve, provide (for), support; baby, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil; cater (to), humor; indulgeNear Antonyms brush (aside or off), forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, slight