"mothership" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: motherships [plural]
Etymology: From mother + ship. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mother|ship}} mother + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} mothership (plural motherships)
  1. Alternative spelling of mother ship Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mother ship Related terms: mothercraft
    Sense id: en-mothership-en-noun-7yuJNQXU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: From mother + -ship. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mother|-ship}} mother + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mothership (uncountable)
  1. The state of being a mother; motherhood Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-mothership-en-noun-TMC4P1OH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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