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Definition von mother

Häufigkeit

mother

(mʌðəʳ )
Wortformen:plural, 3rd person singular present tense mothers , present participle mothering , past tense, past participle mothered
1. zählbares Substantiv
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'.
She sat on the edge of her mother's bed.
She's an English teacher and a mother of two children. [+ of]
Mother and child form a close attachment.
I'm here, Mother.
Synonyme:female parent, mum [British, informal], ma [informal], mater   Weitere Synonyme von mother
2. Verb
If a woman mothers a child, she looks after it and brings it up, usually because she is its mother.
Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family. [VERB noun]
Synonyme:give birth to, produce, bear, bring forth   Weitere Synonyme von mother
mothering   unzählbares Substantiv
The reality of mothering is frequently very different from the romantic ideal.
3. Verb
If you mother someone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child.
She felt a great need to mother him. [VERB noun]
Stop mothering me. [VERB noun]
Synonyme:nurture, raise, protect, tend   Weitere Synonyme von mother
Weitere Synonyme von mother
COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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Häufigkeit

mother in American 1

(ˈmʌðər ; muthˈər)
Substantiv
1. 
a woman who has borne a child; esp., a woman as she is related to her child or children
2. 
a. 
a stepmother
b. 
an adoptive mother
c. 
a mother-in-law
3. 
the female parent of a plant or animal
4. 
that which gives birth to something, is the origin or source of something, or nurtures in the manner of a mother
5. 
a. 
a woman having the responsibility and authority of a mother
b.  [often M-]
mother superior
, used esp. as a title
6. 
an elderly woman
used as a title of affectionate respect
7.  Slang
motherfucker
somewhat vulgar
Adjektiv
8. 
of, like, or like that of a mother
9. 
derived or learned from or as if from one's mother; native
mother tongue
10. 
designating a company, institution, etc. from which another or others originated
mother church
Verb transitiv
11. 
to be the mother of; give birth to
often used figuratively
12. 
to look after or care for as a mother does
Redewendungen:
the mother of all
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Abgeleitete Formen
motherless (ˈmotherless)
  Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von mother
ME moder < OE modor, akin to Ger mutter < IE *matér, mother (> L mater, Gr mētēr, OIr māthir) < *ma-, echoic of baby talk
Häufigkeit

mother in American 2

(ˈmʌðər ; muthˈər)
Substantiv
1. 
mother of vinegar
2.  Obsolete
dregs
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Wortherkunft von mother
altered (infl. by mother1) < MDu moeder, akin to MLowG modder: for IE base see mud
Häufigkeit

mother in British 1

(ˈmʌðə )
Substantiv
1. 
a. 
a female who has given birth to offspring
b. 
(as modifier)
a mother bird
2. (often capital, esp as a term of address)
a person's own mother
3. 
a female substituting in the function of a mother
4. (often capital) mainly archaic
a term of address for an old woman
5. 
a. 
motherly qualities, such as maternal affection
it appealed to the mother in her
b. 
(as modifier)
mother love
c. 
(in combination)
mothercraft
6. 
a. 
a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc, something
b. 
(as modifier)
mother church
mother earth
7. 
a title given to certain members of female religious orders
mother superior
8. Christian Science
God as the eternal Principle
9. (modifier)
native or innate
mother wit
10. derogatory, slang, mainly US short for the taboo word motherfucker
11.  be mother
12.  the mother of all …
Verb (transitive)
13. 
to give birth to or produce
14. 
to nurture, protect, etc as a mother
▶ Related adjective: maternal
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Abgeleitete Formen
mothering (ˈmothering)
  Substantiv
Wortherkunft von mother
Old English mōdor; compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old High German muotar, Latin māter, Greek mētēr
Häufigkeit

mother in British 2

(ˈmʌðə )
Substantiv
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
. Also called: mother of vinegar
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Abgeleitete Formen
mothery (ˈmothery)
  Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von mother
C16: perhaps from mother1, but compare Spanish madre scum, Dutch modder dregs, Middle Low German modder decaying object, mudde sludge

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To face Loclon in the body of her foster mother was testing her to the limit. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)That touch was the only thing she remembered of her mother. Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
His mother, in her flannel nightgown, held the newborn Ashley, whose agonized screams filled the dining room. Lisa Scottoline ROUGH JUSTICE (2001)

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So for the mother's sake the child was dear
And dearer was the mother for the child
Samuel Taylor Coleridge `Sonnet to a Friend Who Asked How I Felt When the Nurse First Presented My Infant Child to Me'
Honour thy mother and thy father Bible:Exodus

Trends von mother

Extrem häufig verwendet. mother ist eines der 1000 am häufigsten verwendeten Wörter im Collins Wörterbuch

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Übersetzungen für mother

Britisches Englisch: mother /ˈmʌðə/ NOUN
Your mother is your female parent.
She sat on the edge of her mother's bed.
  • Amerikanisches Englisch: mother
  • Arabisch: اُمٌّ
  • Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: mãe
  • Chinesisch: 母亲
  • Kroatisch: majka
  • Tschechisch: matka
  • Dänisch: mor
  • Niederländisch: moeder
  • Europäisches Spanisch: madre
  • Finnisch: äiti
  • Französisch: mère
  • Deutsch: Mutter
  • Griechisch: μητέρα
  • Italienisch: madre
  • Japanisch: 母
  • Koreanisch: 어머니
  • Norwegisch: mor
  • Polnisch: matka
  • Europäisches Portugiesisch: mãe
  • Rumänisch: mamă
  • Russisch: мать
  • Spanisch: madre
  • Schwedisch: mor
  • Thai: แม่
  • Türkisch: anne
  • Ukrainisch: мати
  • Vietnamesisch: mẹ

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  • moth-hole
  • mothball
  • mothed
  • mother
  • mother abbess
  • Mother Carey's chicken
  • Mother Church

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Verwandte Begriffe von mother

  • be mother
  • baby-mother
  • Den Mother
  • den mother
  • lone mother

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