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Etymology

From Middle English moder , mother, from Old English mōdor . Cognates include Greek μετερ , Latin mater, German Mutter, Russian мать (mat')

Noun

mother (plural mothers)

1. A female parent.

Synonyms

• (parent) See WikiSaurus:mother

Translations

female parent

Derived terms

• motherfucker
• mother-in-law
• Mother Earth
• Mothering Sunday
• Mothers' Day
• biological mother
• birth mother
• foster mother
• grandmother, great-grandmother
• stepmother
• surrogate mother

Verb

mother

1. Treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child, nurture.

Etymology

Arabic

Noun

mother (plural mothers)

1. Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.

   the mother of all battles — George W. Bush

Translations

something that is the greatest of its kind

Etymology

Shortened from motherfucker

Noun

mother (plural mothers)

Variant spellings

• mutha

1. (coarse slang) Short form of motherfucker.

Synonyms

• MF, mofo, motherfucker, mutha

Translations

See motherfucker

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

• Hebrew: אֵם f (2)

Transitive verb

to mother (mothering, mothered, mothered)

1. To act as a mother toward; to take care of, especially excessively so.

Translations

• German: bemuttern