mother
1. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (Freq. 100)
- the mother of three children
• Syn:
female parent
• Ant:
male parent (for: female parent), father
• Derivationally related forms:
motherly, motherhood
• Hypernyms:
parent
• Hyponyms:
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma,
mommy, mammy, mum, mummy, mater, mother-in-law,
mother-in-law, para I, puerpera, quadripara, quintipara,
supermom, surrogate mother
• Instance Hyponyms:
Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Madonna
2. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria;
forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
• Hypernyms:
yeast, barm
3. a term of address for an elderly woman
• Hypernyms:
old woman
4. a term of address for a mother superior
• Hypernyms:
abbess, mother superior, prioress
5. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
- necessity is the mother of invention
• Hypernyms:
inspiration
1. care for like a mother (Freq. 2)
- She fusses over her husband
• Syn:
fuss, overprotect
• Derivationally related forms:
fuss (for: fuss)
• Hypernyms:
care, give care
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: fuss)
2. make children
- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don't recognize them
• Syn:
beget, get, engender, father, sire,
generate, bring forth
• Derivationally related forms:
generative (for: generate), generation (for: generate), sire (for: sire), father (for: father), begetter (for: beget)
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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