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单词 mawther
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Definition of mawther in English:

mawther

noun ˈmɔːðə
English Regional, East Anglian
  • A girl or young woman.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. Origin uncertain; perhaps originally a variant of mother, with early shortening of Old English and Middle English long close ō (attested by spellings with modd-) and subsequent relengthening. A contracted form is common, chiefly in vocative use, in East Anglia.

 
 

Definition of mawther in US English:

mawther

nounˈmɔːðə
English Regional, East Anglian
  • A girl or young woman.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. Origin uncertain; perhaps originally a variant of mother, with early shortening of Old English and Middle English long close ō (attested by spellings with modd-) and subsequent relengthening. A contracted form is common, chiefly in vocative use, in East Anglia.

 
 
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