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(Entry 1 of 3)
- he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken
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adjectiveSynonyms of mother (Entry 2 of 3)
- she often offered to babysit for friends, hoping to satisfy her mother urges until she had children of her own
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of mother (Entry 3 of 3)
- I hope to mother at least one child
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- mothered the patients with chicken soup
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- do for
- [chiefly British],
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- see to,
- take care of,
- wait on
- (also wait upon)
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“Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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The first known use of mother was before the 12th century
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