Word: mother
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A (human) female who has given birth to a baby Example: He had something of his mother in him.
A human female who parents an adopted or fostered child
A human female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
A pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be. Example: Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus.
A female parent of an animal. Example: The lioness was a mother of four cubs.
A female ancestor.
A source or origin. Example: The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
(when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law. Example: Mother Smith, meet my cousin, Doug Jones.
Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
Any person or entity which performs mothering.
The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
Hysterical passion; hysteria; the uterus.
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