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English Dictionary (1-2 of 2)

mother
['m^ðə]
  • 1. a female who has given birth to offspring
  • 2. ( as modifier )
  • 3. a person's own mother
  • 4. a female substituting in the function of a mother
  • 5. a term of address for an old woman
  • 6. motherly qualities, such as maternal affection
  • 7. ( as modifier )
  • 8. ( in combination )
  • 9. a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc, something
  • 10. ( as modifier )
  • 11. a title given to certain members of female religious orders
  • 12. God as the eternal Principle
  • 13. native or innate
  • 14. short for...

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mother
['m^ðə]
  • C16: perhaps from mother 1 , but compare Spanish madre scum, Dutch modder dregs, Middle Low German modder decaying object, mudde sludge

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Examples (1-5 of 37)

an affectionate mother
he asked after her mother
basically we had underestimated mother nature
you're dead if your mother catches you at that
an expectant mother

Vocab List (1 of 18)

mother
from 茉莉卡's Vocab List
  • 1. 1、母亲、妈妈 2、继母、后妈 3、岳母、婆婆
  • 2. 母亲节

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