noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ lone , single , unmarried , unwed
▪
She felt proud that she had raised four children as a lone ~.
▪ married
▪ widowed
▪ divorced
▪ lesbian
▪ biological , birth , natural , real
▪ surrogate
▪ adoptive , custodial ( AmE ), foster
▪ adolescent , teen ( esp. AmE ), teenage , young
▪ ageing/aging , elderly , old
▪ ailing , sick
▪
He has cared for his sick ~ for years.
▪ dead , deceased , late
▪ dying
▪ caring , devoted , excellent , good , loving , wonderful
▪ proud
▪
the proud ~ of the bride
▪ doting , overprotective
▪ stern
▪ domineering , overbearing
▪ abusive
▪ bad , unfit
▪
The court decided she was an unfit ~.
▪ anxious ( esp. BrE ), distraught , frantic , worried
▪
Her distraught ~ had spent all night waiting by the phone.
▪ grieving
▪ expectant , pregnant
▪ first-time
▪ new
▪ full-time , stay-at-home
▪ working
▪ welfare ( AmE )
▪ low-income
▪ breastfeeding , nursing
▪ beloved , dear
▪
his beloved ~
VERB + MOTHER
▪ resemble , take after
▪
The boys were like their father, but Louise took after her ~.
▪ inherit sth from
▪
She inherited the urge to travel from her ~.