MOTHER


Meaning of MOTHER in English

[ 'mʌδə ]

■ noun

1》 a woman in relation to her child or children.

↘a female animal in relation to its offspring.

2》 ( Mother ) (especially as a title or form of address) the head of a female religious community.

3》 informal an extreme example or very large specimen: the ~ of all traffic jams.

4》 vulgar slang, chiefly N. Amer. short for ~fucker .

■ verb

1》 bring up (a child) with care and affection.

2》 look after kindly and protectively.

3》 dated give birth to.

Derivatives

~hood noun

~ing noun

~less adjective

~lessness noun

Origin

OE mōdor , of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.