n. Function: noun
1 a female human parent FF1C; the mother of seven children FF1E;
Synonyms: ma, ||mam, mama ( or mamma), mammy, ||mater, mom, mommy, ||mum, mummy, ||old lady, ||old woman; compare FATHER 1
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Synonyms: SOURCE , fount, fountainhead, origin, provenance, provenience, root, rootage, rootstock, wellspring