I. noun
1.
a female human parent
the mother of seven children
Synonyms: ma, ||mam, mama ( or mamma), mammy, ||mater, mom, mommy, ||mum, mummy, ||old lady, ||old woman; compare father 1
2.
Synonyms: source , fount, fountainhead, origin, provenance, provenience, root, rootage, rootstock, wellspring
II. verb
Synonyms: minister (to), care (for), nurse, serve, wait (on)