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单词 mother
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mother

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noun (1)

moth·​er ˈmə-t͟hər How to pronounce mother (audio)
1
a
: a female parent
She's the mother of three small children.
b(1)
: a woman in authority
specifically : the superior of a religious community of women
Mother Teresa
(2)
: an old or elderly woman
Mother Hubbard
2
: source, origin
necessity is the mother of invention
3
: maternal tenderness or affection
all my mother came into mine eyes and gave me up to tears William Shakespeare
4
[short for motherfucker] sometimes vulgar : motherfucker
5
: something that is an extreme or ultimate example of its kind especially in terms of scale
the mother of all construction projects
the mother of all ocean liners
motherhood
ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce mother (audio)
noun
motherless
ˈmə-t͟hər-ləs How to pronounce mother (audio)
adjective
motherlessness noun

mother

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adjective

1
a
: of, relating to, or being a mother
b
: bearing the relation of a mother
2
: derived from or as if from one's mother
3
: acting as or providing parental stock
used without reference to sex

mother

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verb

mothered; mothering ˈmə-t͟hə-riŋ How to pronounce mother (audio)
ˈmət͟h-riŋ

transitive verb

1
a
: to give birth to
b
: to give rise to : produce
2
: to care for or protect like a mother

mother

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noun (2)

: mother of vinegar

Synonyms

Adjective

  • maternal
  • motherly

Verb

  • bear
  • birth [chiefly dialect]
  • deliver
  • drop
  • have
  • produce
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective she often offered to babysit for friends, hoping to satisfy her mother urges until she had children of her own Verb She mothered two sons but no daughters. I hope to mother at least one child.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1), Adjective, and Verb

Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor; akin to Old High German muoter mother, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ

Noun (2)

archaic mother dregs, lees; akin to Middle Dutch moeder dregs

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1682, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mother 1 of 3

noun

moth·​er ˈmə-t͟hər How to pronounce mother (audio)
1
: a female parent
2
: a nun in charge of a convent
3
: cause entry 1 sense 1, origin
Necessity is the mother of invention.

mother

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adjective

1
: of or having to do with a mother
mother love
2
: being in a relation suggesting that of a mother to others
our mother country

mother

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verb

mothered; mothering
: to be or act as a mother to

Medical Definition

mother

noun

moth·​er ˈmət͟h-ər How to pronounce mother (audio)
: a female parent

mother 1 of 3

noun

as in mom
a female human parent he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • mom
  • mama
  • mommy
  • momma
  • mammy
  • mamma
  • ma
  • stepmother
  • mater
  • matron
  • matriarch
  • old lady
  • materfamilias
  • superwoman
  • supermom

mother

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adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • maternal
  • parental
  • motherly
  • female
  • feminine
  • caring
  • womanly
  • nurturing
  • womanlike
  • matronly
  • matriarchal
  • giving
  • womanish

mother

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verb

1
as in to have
to bring forth from the womb I hope to mother at least one child

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • have
  • produce
  • deliver
  • birth
  • father
  • bear
  • labor
  • give birth to
  • drop
  • breed
  • spawn
  • sire
  • reproduce
  • kid
  • get
  • kitten
  • generate
  • pup
  • propagate
  • multiply
  • beget
  • litter
  • whelp
  • calve
  • kindle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • abort
  • lose
  • miscarry
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as in to nurse
to attend to the needs and comforts of mothered the patients with chicken soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • nurse
  • treat
  • heal
  • look after
  • baby
  • see to
  • wait on
  • do for
  • look to
  • doctor
  • support
  • aid
  • look out for
  • wait upon
  • minister (to)
  • administer (to)
  • take care of
  • cure
  • remedy
  • preserve
  • care (for)
  • spoil
  • pamper
  • mollycoddle
  • humor
  • conserve
  • coddle
  • cater (to)
  • indulge
  • provide (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • forget
  • neglect
  • ignore
  • slight
  • overlook
  • brush (aside or off)
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