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Meaning of 'mother' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mother [ a.]
- Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.
2 . Mother [ n.]
- A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.
- That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.
- An old woman or matron.
- The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.
- Hysterical passion; hysteria.
- A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.
3 . Mother [ v. i.]
- To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.
4 . Mother [ v. t.]
- To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.

Meaning of 'mother' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mother [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
Example in sentence:
  • necessity is the mother of invention
Meaning (2):
- a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
Example in sentence:
  • the mother of three children
3 . mother [ v]
Meaning (3):
- make (offspring) by reproduction
Example in sentence:
  • Abraham begot Isaac;
  • John fathered four daughters
Meaning (4):
- care for like a mother
Example in sentence:
  • She fusses over her husband

Nearby Words:

mot motacil motation mote moted motet moth moth-eat mothen mother-in-law

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