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noun. a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent. Often Mother. one’s own female parent: I should give Mother a call today. Our mother did not approve of many of the shenanigans we got up to. a mother-in-law, stepmother, foster mother, female adoptive parent, or female guardian.
1. a. : a female parent. She's the mother of three small children. b (1) : a woman in authority. specifically : the superior of a religious community of women. Mother Teresa. (2) : an old or elderly woman. Mother Hubbard. 2. : source, origin. necessity is the mother of invention. 3. : maternal tenderness or affection.
A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy .
MOTHER definition: 1. a female parent: 2. the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a…. Learn more.
MOTHER definition: 1. your female parent: 2. the title of an important nun (= woman who lives in a female religious…. Learn more.
1. [count] : a female parent. She became a mother when she was in her 20s. She's the mother of three small children. She has been like a mother to me. [+] more examples. — see also birth mother, grandmother, queen mother, stepmother, surrogate mother. 2. [count] : a woman who is thought of as being like a mother.
noun. /ˈmʌðə (r)/ /ˈmʌðər/ Idioms. a female parent of a child or animal; a person who is acting as a mother to a child. I want to buy a present for my mother and father. the relationship between mother and baby. She's the mother of twins. a mother of three (= with three children) a young/new/single mother. an expectant (= pregnant) mother.
