| 单词 | mother |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mother 1(ˈmʌðə) noun 1. a. a female who has given birth to offspring b. (as modifier) a mother bird 2. (often capital, esp as a term of address) a person's own mother 3. a female substituting in the function of a mother 4. (often capital) mainly archaic a term of address for an old woman 5. a. motherly qualities, such as maternal affection it appealed to the mother in her b. (as modifier) mother love c. (in combination) mothercraft 6. a. a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc, something b. (as modifier) mother church mother earth 7. a title given to certain members of female religious orders mother superior 8. Christian Science God as the eternal Principle 9. (modifier) native or innate mother wit 10. slang, mainly US short for the taboo word motherfucker 11. be mother 12. the mother of all … verb (transitive) ▶ Related adjective: maternal13. to give birth to or produce 14. to nurture, protect, etc as a mother Derived forms mothering (ˈmothering) noun Word origin Old English mōdor; compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old High German muotar, Latin māter, Greek mētērWord Frequency mother 2(ˈmʌðə) noun a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc to promote vinegar formation Also called: mother of vinegar Derived forms mothery (ˈmothery) adjective Word origin C16: perhaps from mother1, but compare Spanish madre scum, Dutch modder dregs, Middle Low German modder decaying object, mudde sludge |
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