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ALL meanings of mother

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  • abbreviation Technical meaning of MOTHER parent 3
  • noun mother female parent 1
  • interjection mother female parent: in direct address 1
  • noun mother cause 1
  • noun mother maternal quality 1
  • noun mother motherly, maternal 1
  • noun mother mother animal 1
  • transitive verb mother be the mother of 1
  • transitive verb mother give birth to 1
  • transitive verb mother protect, nurture 1
  • transitive verb mother act like a mother to 1
  • noun mother A woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of mother (mathematics, data)   The ancestor node in a tree that points to the current node (one of its child nodes). 1
  • 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
  • adjective mother bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in being the origin, source, or protector: the mother company and its affiliates; the mother computer and its network of terminals. 1
  • verb with object mother to be the mother of; give origin or rise to. 1
  • verb with object mother to acknowledge oneself the author of; assume as one's own. 1
  • verb with object mother to care for or protect like a mother; act maternally toward. 1
  • verb without object mother to perform the tasks or duties of a female parent; act maternally: a woman with a need to mother. 1
  • idioms mother mother of all, the greatest or most notable example of: the mother of all mystery novels. 1
  • countable noun mother Your mother is the woman who gave birth to you. You can also call someone your mother if she brings you up as if she was this woman. You can call your mother 'Mother'. 0
  • verb mother If a woman mothers a child, she looks after it and brings it up, usually because she is its mother. 0
  • verb mother If you mother someone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child. 0
  • noun mother a female who has given birth to offspring 0
  • noun mother (as modifier) 0
  • noun mother a person's own mother 0
  • noun mother a female substituting in the function of a mother 0
  • noun mother a term of address for an old woman 0
  • noun mother motherly qualities, such as maternal affection 0
  • noun mother (in combination) 0
  • noun mother a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc, something 0
  • noun mother a title given to certain members of female religious orders 0
  • noun mother God as the eternal Principle 0
  • noun mother native or innate 0
  • verb mother to give birth to or produce 0
  • verb mother to nurture, protect, etc as a mother 0
  • noun mother a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc to promote vinegar formation 0
  • noun mother a woman who has borne a child; esp., a woman as she is related to her child or children 0
  • noun mother a stepmother 0
  • noun mother an adoptive mother 0
  • noun mother a mother-in-law 0
  • noun mother the female parent of a plant or animal 0
  • noun mother that which gives birth to something, is the origin or source of something, or nurtures in the manner of a mother 0
  • noun mother a woman having the responsibility and authority of a mother 0
  • noun mother mother superior 0
  • noun mother an elderly woman 0
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