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¦ noun
1. a woman in relation to her child or children.
a female animal in relation to its offspring.
2. (Mother) (especially as a title or form of address) the head of a female religious community.
3. informal an extreme example or very large specimen: the mother of all traffic jams.
¦ verb
1. bring up (a child) with care and affection.
2. look after kindly and protectively.
3. dated give birth to.
Derivatives
motherhood noun
mothering noun
motherless adjective
motherlessness noun
Origin
OE modor, of Gmc origin.