Definitions of mother [ˈmʌð ər]

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Definition of 'mother'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) mother
a female who has borne offspring; female parent.

2.  mother
(often cap.) one's own mother.

3.  mother
a mother-in-law, stepmother, adoptive mother, or foster mother.

4.  mother
a woman looked upon as a mother, or exercising authority like that of a mother.

5.  mother
a term of familiar address for an elderly woman.

6.  mother
the qualities characteristic of a mother, as maternal affection.

7.  mother
something that gives rise to or exercises protective care over something else.

8. (adj.) mother
being a mother:
a mother bird.

9.  mother
pertaining to or characteristic of a mother:
mother love.

10.  mother
derived from or as if from one's mother; native:
his mother culture.

11.  mother
bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in being the origin, source, or protector:
a mother church.

12. (v.t.) mother
to be the mother of.

13.  mother
to give origin or rise to.

14.  mother
to care for or protect like a mother.

15. (n.) mother
a stringy, viscid film of yeast cells and various bacteria that forms on a fermenting liquid and is used to ferment other liquids, as in changing cider to vinegar.

16. (Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.) mother
a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or impressive.

Etymology: (1930–35)

Definition of 'mother'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) mother, female parent
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
"the mother of three children"

2. (noun) mother
a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

3. (noun) mother
a term of address for an elderly woman

4. (noun) mother
a term of address for a mother superior

5. (verb) mother
a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
"necessity is the mother of invention"

6. (verb) mother, fuss, overprotect
care for like a mother
"She fusses over her husband"

7. (verb) beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
make children
"Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

Definition of 'mother'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) mother
sb's female parent
My mother was born in Germany.

Definition of 'mother'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) mother
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

2. (noun) mother
a female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child

3. (noun) mother
that which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix

4. (noun) mother
an old woman or matron

5. (noun) mother
the female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc

6. (noun) mother
hysterical passion; hysteria

7. (noun) mother
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

8. (verb) mother
to adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to

9. (verb) mother
to become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar

Translation of 'mother'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a female parent, especially human John's mother lives in Manchester; (
Afrikaans: moeder	Arabic: أُم	Bulgarian: майка
Brazilian: mãe	Czech: matka; mateřský	German: die Mutter; Mutter-...
Danish: mor; -mor	Greek: μητέρα	Spanish: madre
Estonian: ema	Farsi: مادر	Finnish: äiti
French: mère	Hebrew: אִמָא	Hindi: माता, जननी
Croatian: majka	Hungarian: anya	Indonesian: ibu
Icelandic: móðir	Italian: madre, mamma	Japanese: 母
Korean: 어머니	Lithuanian: motina, patelė	Latvian: māte
Malay: ibu	Dutch: moeder	Norwegian: mor
Polish: matka	Persian: مادر	Pashto: مور
Portuguese: mãe	Romanian: mamă	Russian: мама, мать
Slovak: matka; materský	Slovenian: mati	Serbian: majka
Swedish: moder, mor	Thai: แม่	Turkish: anne, ana
Taiwanese: 母親	Ukrainian: мати	Urdu: ماں، والدہ
Vietnamese: mẹ	Chinese: 母亲
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