Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
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- [muhth -er]
- /ˈmʌð ər/
- /ˈmʌðə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muhth -er]
- /ˈmʌð ər/
Definitions of mother word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of MOTHER parent 3
- abbreviation MOTHER motherfucker. 1
- noun mother a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or impressive. 1
- adjective mother being a mother: a mother bird. 1
- adjective mother of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother: mother love. 1
- adjective mother derived from or as if from one's mother; native: his mother culture. 1
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Origin of mother
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Mother
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mother popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mother usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mother
noun mother
- mom — mother1 .
- parent — a father or a mother.
- predecessor — parent
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
verb mother
- look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- nurse — a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- tend — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- cherish — If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
Antonyms for mother
noun mother
- descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- father — a male parent.
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
verb mother
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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