mother

noun
moth·er
/ˈmʌð.ə/

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).

Example

“I am visiting my mother any moment.”

Other meanings

A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
“Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus.”
A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.

Synonyms

female parent

Example sentences

“My mother has worked most of her life.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I'm beginning to forget my own mother tongue.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0
“My mother grew up very poor.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "mōdor".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “mother” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.