| 单词 | mother |
| 释义 | mother mother1 —motherless, adj. —motherlessness, n. /mudh"euhr/, n. 1. a female parent. 2. (often cap.) one's female parent. 3. a mother-in-law, stepmother, or adoptive mother. 4. a term of address for a female parent or a woman having or regarded as having the status, function, or authority of a female parent. 5. a term of familiar address for an old or elderly woman. 6. See mother superior. 7. a woman exercising control, influence, or authority like that of a mother: to be a mother to someone. 8. the qualities characteristic of a mother, as maternal affection: It is the mother in her showing itself. 9. something or someone that gives rise to or exercises protecting care over something else; origin or source. 10. (in disc recording) a mold from which stampers are made. 11. mother of all, the greatest or most notable example of: the mother of all mystery novels. adj. 12. being a mother: a mother bird. 13. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mother: mother love. 14. derived from or as if from one's mother; native: his mother culture. 15. bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in being the origin, source, or protector: the mother company and its affiliates; the mother computer and its network of terminals. v.t. 16. to be the mother of; give origin or rise to. 17. to acknowledge oneself the author of; assume as one's own. 18. to care for or protect like a mother; act maternally toward. v.i. 19. to perform the tasks or duties of a female parent; act maternally: a woman with a need to mother. [bef. 900; ME mother, moder, OE modor; c. D moeder, G Mutter, ON mothir, L mater, Gk méter, Skt matar-. As in father, th was substituted for d, possibly on the model of brother] Syn. 18. tend, nurse, mind, raise. mother2 /mudh"euhr/, n. a stringy, mucilaginous substance consisting of various bacteria, esp. Mycoderma aceti, that forms on the surface of a fermenting liquid and causes fermentation when added to other liquids, as in changing wine or cider to vinegar. Also called mother of vinegar. [1530-40; prob. special use of MOTHER1, but perh. another word, akin to D modder dregs, MLG moder swampy land; see MUD] mother3 /mudh"euhr/, n. Slang (vulgar). 1. motherfucker. 2. a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or impressive. [1945-50; euphemistic shortening] |
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