MOTHER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor; akin to Old High German muoter ~, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ Date: before 12th century 1. a female parent, b. a woman in authority, an old or elderly woman, source , origin , maternal tenderness or affection, ~fucker , something that is an extreme or ultimate example of its kind especially in terms of scale , ~hood noun ~less adjective ~lessness noun II. adjective Date: 13th century 1. of, relating to, or being a ~, bearing the relation of a ~, derived from or as if from one's ~, acting as or providing parental stock, III. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1548 1. to give birth to, to give rise to ; produce , to care for or protect like a ~, IV. noun Etymology: archaic ~ dregs, lees; akin to Middle Dutch moeder dregs Date: circa 1828 ~ of vinegar