Synonyms of mothers

mothers 1 of 2

noun

plural of mother

as in moms

a female human parent

he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moms
• mommies
• mamas
• mammies
• mas
• matrons
• maters
• matriarchs
• old ladies
• stepmothers
• superwomen
• supermoms
• materfamiliases

mothers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mother

1

as in has

to bring forth from the womb

I hope to mother at least one child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has
• produces
• delivers
• births
• gives birth to
• fathers
• bears
• drops
• labors
• kids
• breeds
• spawns
• gets
• reproduces
• generates
• calves
• propagates
• sires
• litters
• begets
• multiplies
• kittens
• pups
• kindles
• whelps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aborts
• loses
• miscarries

2

as in nurses

to attend to the needs and comforts of

mothered the patients with chicken soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurses
• ministers (to)
• administers (to)
• treats
• looks after
• heals
• looks out for
• looks to
• babies
• waits on
• does for
• sees to
• cares (for)
• doctors
• supports
• takes care of
• aids
• remedies
• cures
• provides (for)
• preserves
• caters (to)
• spoils
• conserves
• pampers
• mollycoddles
• coddles
• indulges
• humors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• forgets
• overlooks
• brushes (aside or off)
• slights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mothers

Noun

Others criticized them for often being the progeny of Asian mothers and white fathers, as though this were somehow their fault. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Lindsay Clancy garnered a notable contingent of support throughout the trial, particularly from women and mothers. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Atlanta — Elica Redding had just given birth to her second child and joined a Facebook group offering support for pregnant women and mothers. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

The films about missing mothers, fractured families and unclaimed grief may have run their course. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

The defense would have benefitted from calling a specialist in postpartum mood disorders to explain how easily psychotic symptoms can be missed in high-functioning new mothers. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Others were quiet about the fact that their fathers worked in factories and their mothers as cleaning women. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Midwives and doulas work alongside OB-GYNs and support mothers who want to avoid a delivery by cesarean section unless necessary. — Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Both grooms wrote their own vows, but one of the ceremony’s most memorable roles belonged to Zuckerman’s 90-year-old grandmother, who served as their flower girl and walked alongside both of their mothers. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2026

Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

Barrington Elementary For more than a decade, Claudia Lopez joined other Barrington Elementary School mothers to cook a meal of turkey, potato salad, mashed potatoes, cornbread and chocoflan for Thanksgiving. — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026

Because right now, with child care problems causing one in four parents, often mothers, to cut back working hours and one in six to leave entirely, Miami-Dade parents and businesses alike are feeling the pain. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026