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noun
1.
a female parent.
2.
(often initial capital letter) 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.
EXPANDa term of familiar address for an old or elderly woman.
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.
COLLAPSE(in disc recording) a mold from which stampers are made.
adjective
11.
being a mother: a mother bird.
12.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mother: mother love.
13.
derived from or as if from one's mother; native: his mother culture.
14.
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.
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Motherless
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used with object)
15.
to be the mother of; give origin or rise to.
16.
to acknowledge oneself the author of; assume as one's own.
17.
to care for or protect like a mother; act maternally toward.
verb (used without object)
Idiom18.
to perform the tasks or duties of a female parent; act maternally: a woman with a need to mother.
19.
mother of all, the greatest or most notable example of: the mother of all mystery novels.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English mother, moder, Old English mōdor; cognate with Dutch moeder, German Mutter, Old Norse mōthir, Latin māter, Greek mḗtēr, Sanskrit mātar-. As in father, th was substituted for d, possibly on the model of brother
before 900; Middle English mother, moder, Old English mōdor; cognate with Dutch moeder, German Mutter, Old Norse mōthir, Latin māter, Greek mḗtēr, Sanskrit mātar-. As in father, th was substituted for d, possibly on the model of brother
Related forms
moth·er·less, adjective
moth·er·less·ness, noun
un·moth·ered, adjective
Synonyms
17. tend, nurse, mind, raise.
17. tend, nurse, mind, raise.
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Word Origin & History
mother
O.E. modor, from P.Gmc. *mothær (cf. O.S. modar, Dan. moder, Du. moeder, Ger. Mutter), from PIE *mater- (cf. L. mater, O.Ir. mathir, Lith. mote, Skt. matar-, Gk. meter, O.C.S. mati). Spelling with -th- dates from early 16c., though that pronunciation is probably older. The verb meaning "to take
EXPANDcare of" is first recorded 1863. Mother nature first attested c.1600; mother earth is from 1580s. Mother tongue "one's native language" first attested late 14c. Mother of all ________ 1991, is Gulf War slang, from Saddam Hueein's use in reference to the coming battle; it is an Arabic idiom (as well as an English one), cf. Ayesha, second wife of Muhammad, known as Mother of Believers. Mother Carey's chickens is late 18c. sailors' nickname for storm petrels, or for snowflakes. Mother lode attested by c.1882, from mining.
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Medical Dictionary
mother moth·er (mŭ&phonth;'ər)
n.
A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures a child.
A female parent of an animal.
A structure, such as a mother cell, from which other similar bodies are formed.
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