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[ noun ] a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
Synonyms Examples "the mother of three children" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)He senses his mother 's disapproval . If his mother loves him , he clings_to that love as a ballast . He wants to be called sweet , good , considerate and mother 's little helper . But even mother 's loving attitude will not always prevent misbehavior . His desires are so strong that he needs constant reassurance of his mother 's love for him and what she expects of him , in_order to overcome them . Related terms father father parent ma Mary quadripara supermom quintipara surrogate_mother puerpera para_i mother-in-law |
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[ verb ] care for like a mother
Synonyms Examples "She fusses over her husband" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)In the following year her father undertook to give a course in Hebrew theology to Johns_Hopkins students , and this brought to the Szold house a group of bright young Jews who had come to Baltimore to study , and who enjoyed being fed and mothered by Mamma and entertained by Henrietta and Rachel , who played and sang for them in the upstairs sitting_room on Sunday evenings . |
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[ noun ] a term of address for an elderly woman
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[ noun ] a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
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[ noun ] (obscene) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
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[ verb ] make children
Examples "Abraham begot Isaac" "Men often father children but don't recognize them" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
Examples "necessity is the mother of invention" Related terms |
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