mother

/mˈʌðɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
   “the mother of three children”
2. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
3. a term of address for an elderly woman
4. a term of address for a mother superior
5. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
   “necessity is the mother of invention”

verb

1. care for like a mother
   “She fusses over her husband”
2. make (offspring) by reproduction
   “Abraham begot Isaac”

Synonyms for mother

• female parent
• fuss
• overprotect
• beget
• get
• engender
• father
• sire
• generate
• bring forth

Antonyms of mother

• father

Words that rhyme with mother

• smother
• brother
• other
• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• souther
• stepmother
• futher
• nother
• suther
• yother