mother
noun
- 1
a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
necessity is the mother of invention
- 2
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
the mother of three children
- 3
a term of address for a mother superior
- 4
a term of address for an elderly woman
- 5
a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
verb
- 1
make children
Abraham begot Isaac
Men often father children but don't recognize them
- 2
care for like a mother
She fusses over her husband
Also useful for “mother”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “mother”