English dictionary
mother
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
noun
- a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
noun
- a term of address for a mother superior
noun
- a term of address for an elderly woman
noun
- a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
verb
- make (offspring) by reproduction
verb
- care for like a mother
Example sentences
necessity is the mother of invention
the mother of three children
Abraham begot Isaac
John fathered four daughters
She fusses over her husband