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

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Häufigkeit

mother in American 1

(ˈmʌðər ; muthˈər)

Substantiv

a woman who has borne a child; esp., a woman as she is related to her child or children

a stepmother

an adoptive mother

a mother-in-law

the female parent of a plant or animal

that which gives birth to something, is the origin or source of something, or nurtures in the manner of a mother

a woman having the responsibility and authority of a mother

b. [often M-]

mother superior

, used esp. as a title

an elderly woman

used as a title of affectionate respect

7. Slang

motherfucker

somewhat vulgar

Adjektiv

of, like, or like that of a mother

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

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

mother of vinegar

2. Obsolete

dregs

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

a female who has given birth to offspring

(as modifier)

a mother bird

2. (often capital, esp as a term of address)

a person's own mother

a female substituting in the function of a mother

4. (often capital) mainly archaic

a term of address for an old woman

motherly qualities, such as maternal affection

it appealed to the mother in her

(as modifier)

mother love

(in combination)

mothercraft

a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc, something

(as modifier)

mother church

mother earth

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. 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

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

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 childSamuel 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