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mother

UK
/ˈmʌðə/
US
/ˈmʌðər/
mother lode
mother lodes

Translations

mothernoun
mothers
pl
UK
/ˈmʌðə/
US
/ˈmʌðər/
My mother is a great cook.
Моя мать - отличный повар.
I called my mama to tell her the good news.
Я позвонил своей маме, чтобы сообщить ей хорошие новости.
Additional translations
родительница
матушка
мамочка
Synonyms
mom
mama
mum
mater
parent
guardian
matriarch
motherverb
mothered
Past Simple
mothered
Past Participle
mothering
Gerund
UK
/ˈmʌð.ə/
US
/ˈmʌð.ɚ/
She loves to mother her younger siblings.
Она любит заботиться о своих младших братьях и сестрах.
He tends to mother his friends when they are in trouble.
Он склонен опекать своих друзей, когда у них проблемы.
Additional translations
воспитывать
лелеять
подстёгивать
взращивать
Synonyms
nurture
care for
rear
raise
parent
foster
tend
look after
protect
nurse
cherish
cosset
coddle
pamper
support
motheradjective
UK
/ˈmʌð.ə/
US
/ˈmʌð.ɚ/
Used attributively to describe something relating to or characteristic of a mother (e.g., mother love, mother country).
Synonyms
maternal
motherly
mothering
motherlike
matronly

Definitions

mothernoun
A woman in relation to her child or children.
She is a loving mother to her three children.
A female parent of an animal.
The mother cat watched over her kittens carefully.
A woman who is the head of a religious community of women, such as a mother superior in a convent.
The mother superior guided the nuns with wisdom and compassion.
An origin or source of something.
Necessity is often called the mother of invention.
A title for an elderly woman, often used as a term of respect.
The villagers referred to her as Mother Jones out of respect for her wisdom.
A gelatinous film of bacteria and yeast formed on the surface of fermenting liquids such as vinegar; mother of vinegar.
She skimmed off the mother that had grown on the homemade cider vinegar.
motherverb
To care for or protect someone as a mother would.
She mothered the injured bird back to health.
To give birth to; to be the mother of.
She mothered three children during her lifetime.
To give rise to or bring about; to generate or produce.
Early scientific discoveries mothered many modern technologies.
motheradjective
Relating to or characteristic of a mother; motherly; maternal.
The mother dog growled at anyone who approached her puppies.
Used attributively to designate the largest, primary, or most important of its kind.
The crew stayed aboard the mother ship while the rover explored the surface.
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