mother

1 of 4

noun (1)

moth·er ˈmə-t͟hər How to pronounce mother (audio)

: 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

: source, origin

necessity is the mother of invention

: maternal tenderness or affection

all my mother came into mine eyes and gave me up to tears

William Shakespeare

[short for motherfucker] sometimes vulgar : motherfucker

: 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

2 of 4

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a mother

: bearing the relation of a mother

: derived from or as if from one's mother

: acting as or providing parental stock

—used without reference to sex

mother

3 of 4

verb

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

ˈmət͟h-riŋ

transitive verb

: to give birth to

: to give rise to : produce

: to care for or protect like a mother

mother

4 of 4

noun (2)

: mother of vinegar

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)

: a female parent

: a nun in charge of a convent

: cause entry 1 sense 1, origin

Necessity is the mother of invention.

mother

2 of 3

adjective

: of or having to do with a mother

mother love

: being in a relation suggesting that of a mother to others

our mother country

mother

3 of 3

verb

mothered; mothering

: to be or act as a mother to

mothering 1 of 2

noun

as in motherhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

motherhood
maternity
fatherhood
parenting
caregiving
fathering
paternity
caretaking
rearing
parenthood
upbringing
raising

mothering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mother

as in having

to bring forth from the womb I hope to mother at least one child

Synonyms & Similar Words

having
producing
delivering
birthing
fathering
breeding
laboring
bearing
reproducing
spawning
giving birth to
dropping
getting
propagating
generating
begetting
multiplying
siring
whelping
pupping
calving
kindling
kidding
kittening
littering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

aborting
losing
miscarrying

as in nursing

to attend to the needs and comforts of mothered the patients with chicken soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

nursing
healing
treating
supporting
looking after
doing for
looking to
waiting on
curing
seeing to
aiding
pampering
doctoring
preserving
taking care of
ministering (to)
administering (to)
coddling
babying
looking out for
waiting upon
remedying
conserving
spoiling
mollycoddling
humoring
caring (for)
indulging
catering (to)
providing (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignoring
neglecting
forgetting
overlooking
slighting
brushing (aside or off)

单词	mothering
释义	mother 1 of 4 noun (1) moth·er ˈmə-t͟hər 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 noun motherless ˈmə-t͟hər-ləs adjective motherlessness noun mother 2 of 4 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 3 of 4 verb mothered; mothering ˈmə-t͟hə-riŋ 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 4 of 4 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 Phrases Containing mother birth mother den mother earth mother expectant mother foster mother/father mother country mother figure mother-in-law learn (something) at one's mother's knee mother cell mother hen mother-in-law apartment mother lode mother of vinegar mother ship mother tongue mother wit necessity is the mother of invention pollen mother cell surrogate mother queen mother single mother swear on one's mother's grave tied to one's mother's apron strings the mother of all mother-of-pearl mother-naked See More birth mother den mother earth mother expectant mother foster mother/father mother country mother figure mother-in-law learn (something) at one's mother's knee mother cell mother hen mother-in-law apartment mother lode mother of vinegar mother ship mother tongue mother wit necessity is the mother of invention pollen mother cell surrogate mother queen mother single mother swear on one's mother's grave tied to one's mother's apron strings the mother of all mother-of-pearl mother-naked See More Kids Definition mother 1 of 3 noun moth·er ˈmə-t͟hər 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 2 of 3 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 3 of 3 verb mothered; mothering : to be or act as a mother to Medical Definition mother noun moth·er ˈmət͟h-ər : a female parent mothering 1 of 2 noun as in motherhood Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance motherhood maternity fatherhood parenting caregiving fathering paternity caretaking rearing parenthood upbringing raising mothering 2 of 2 verb present participle of mother 1 as in having to bring forth from the womb I hope to mother at least one child Synonyms & Similar Words having producing delivering birthing fathering breeding laboring bearing reproducing spawning giving birth to dropping getting propagating generating begetting multiplying siring whelping pupping calving kindling kidding kittening littering Antonyms & Near Antonyms aborting losing miscarrying 2 as in nursing to attend to the needs and comforts of mothered the patients with chicken soup Synonyms & Similar Words nursing healing treating supporting looking after doing for looking to waiting on curing seeing to aiding pampering doctoring preserving taking care of ministering (to) administering (to) coddling babying looking out for waiting upon remedying conserving spoiling mollycoddling humoring caring (for) indulging catering (to) providing (for) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignoring neglecting forgetting overlooking slighting brushing (aside or off)
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mother

noun (1)

adjective

verb

noun (2)

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Example Sentences

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Phrases Containing mother

Kids Definition

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