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English Dictionary (1-2 of 2)
- mother
- ['m^ðə]
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- 1. a female who has given birth to offspring
- 2. ( as modifier )
- 3.
a person's own mother
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a female substituting in the function of a mother
- 5. a term of address for an old woman
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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]
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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)
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an affectionate mother
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he asked after her mother
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basically we had underestimated mother nature
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you're dead if your mother catches you at that
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an expectant mother
Vocab List (1 of 18)
- mother
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- 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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