"mother" meaning in Englisch

See mother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈmʌðə, ˈmʌðɚ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-mother.wav , En-au-mother.ogg , En-us-mother.ogg , En-uk-mother.ogg Forms: father [masculine], the mother [singular], the mothers [plural]
Rhymes: ʌðə Etymology: seit dem 12. Jahrhundert bezeugtes Erbwort aus dem mittelenglischen moder, mother, das wiederum von dem altenglisch mōdor abstammt; etymologisch verwandt mit althochdeutsch muoter (neuhochdeutsch Mutter), niederländisch moeder ^(→ nl), altnordisch mothīr, lateinisch mater ^(→ la) und altgriechisch μήτηρ (mētēr^☆) ^(→ grc)
  1. weiblicher Elternteil; Mutter
    Sense id: de-mother-en-noun-17QELbXJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy Hypernyms: parent Hyponyms: mother-in-law, stepmother Derived forms: grandmother, mother country, motherfucker, motherhood, motherless, motherly, mother-of-pearl, mother ship, mother tongue

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Roter Audiolink",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Altgriechisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Latein)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Niederländisch)",
      "parents": [],
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    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "grandmother"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother country"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherfucker"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherless"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherly"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother-of-pearl"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother ship"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother tongue"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "father",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the mother",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the mothers",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "parent"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "moth·er",
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mother-in-law"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "stepmother"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Substantiv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My mother is sixty years old.",
          "translation": "Meine Mutter ist sechzig Jahre alt."
        },
        {
          "text": "My mother gives me the things I need most: love and trust."
        }
      ],
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        "weiblicher Elternteil; Mutter"
      ],
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      "sense_index": "1"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈmʌðə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈmʌðɚ"
    },
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    },
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      "audio": "En-au-mother.ogg",
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      "audio": "En-us-mother.ogg",
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      "rhymes": "ʌðə"
    }
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "ma"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mammy"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mom"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "momma"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mommy"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mum"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mummy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mother"
}
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    "Einträge mit Endreim (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Roter Audiolink",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Substantiv (Englisch)",
    "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
    "siehe auch",
    "Übersetzungen (Altgriechisch)",
    "Übersetzungen (Latein)",
    "Übersetzungen (Niederländisch)"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "grandmother"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother country"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherfucker"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherless"
    },
    {
      "word": "motherly"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother-of-pearl"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother ship"
    },
    {
      "word": "mother tongue"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "father",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the mother",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the mothers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "parent"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "moth·er",
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mother-in-law"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "stepmother"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Substantiv",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "My mother is sixty years old.",
          "translation": "Meine Mutter ist sechzig Jahre alt."
        },
        {
          "text": "My mother gives me the things I need most: love and trust."
        }
      ],
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        "weiblicher Elternteil; Mutter"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "ˈmʌðə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈmʌðɚ"
    },
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    },
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      "audio": "En-au-mother.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/En-au-mother.ogg/En-au-mother.ogg.mp3",
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        "australisch"
      ]
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      "audio": "En-us-mother.ogg",
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        "US-amerikanisch"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "En-uk-mother.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-mother.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "ʌðə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "ma"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mammy"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mom"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "momma"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mommy"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mum"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mummy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mother"
}

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