Mother
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Mother
Noun
- A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
"I am visiting my mother today."
- A female who has given birth to a baby; this person in relation to her child or children.
"My sister-in-law has just become a mother for the first time."
- A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
"Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus."
- A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- A female ancestor.
Verb
- To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child.
- To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
- To cause to contain mother (“that substance which develops in fermenting alcohol and turns it into vinegar”).
"mothered oil, mothered vinegar, mothered wine"
- To develop mother.
Noun
- Motherfucker.
- A striking example. (Appears as "mother of a(n) __".)
Noun
- Alternative form of moth-er.
Anagrams of Mother
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