Australian English Meaning of mother

mum

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Definitions and Meaning of mother in English

Wordnet

mother (n)

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

a term of address for an elderly woman

a term of address for a mother superior

a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

Wordnet

mother (v)

care for like a mother

make (offspring) by reproduction

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

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mother (v. t.)

To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.

Webster

mother (v. i.)

To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.

FAQs About the word mother

mum

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother), a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms

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abort,lose,miscarry

mothen => clothes moth, moth-eaten => moth-eaten, moth-eat => moth-eaten, mothball => Mothball, moth plant => moth plant,