mother
//ˈmʌðər//
Noun
motherSingular
mothersPlural
1
A female parent; a woman who has given birth to or raised a child
My mother makes delicious cookies.
2
A female animal that has produced offspring
The mother cat is feeding her kittens.
3
A woman who is the head of a religious community, especially an abbess or prioress
Mother Superior leads the prayers every morning.
4
Something that is the origin or source of something else
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Verb
motherInfinitive
motherPresent tense
motheredPast tense
motheredPast participle
motheringPresent participle
mothersThird-person singular
1
To care for or protect someone in a maternal way
She mothered the orphaned children as if they were her own.
2
To give birth to or produce
The cat mothered five kittens.