Mother(a.) Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.
Mother(n.) A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.
Mother(n.) That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.
Mother(n.) An old woman or matron.
Mother(n.) The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.
Mother(n.) Hysterical passion; hysteria.
Mother(n.) A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.
Mother(v. i.) To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.
Mother(v. t.) To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.
Mothered(a.) Thick, like mother; viscid.
Mothered(imp. & p. p.) of Mother
Mothering(n.) A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
Mothering(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mother
Motherly(a.) Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care.
Motherly(adv.) In a manner of a mother.
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