"Mother" meaning in English

See Mother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-uk-mother.ogg [UK]
Etymology: See mother. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mother}} mother Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mother
  1. (dated) One's mother. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Female family members, Wicca Synonyms: Mom, Mum, Mummy, Goddess
    Sense id: en-Mother-en-name-mjNPNNZu Disambiguation of Female family members: 32 20 16 32 Disambiguation of Wicca: 23 35 9 33
  2. (Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Maiden and representing a woman older than a girlish Maiden but younger than an aged Crone. Categories (topical): Wicca, Female family members, Wicca
    Sense id: en-Mother-en-name-vz0dNOBo Disambiguation of Female family members: 32 20 16 32 Disambiguation of Wicca: 23 35 9 33 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion

Noun

Audio: En-uk-mother.ogg [UK] Forms: Mothers [plural]
Etymology: See mother. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mother}} mother Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mother (plural Mothers)
  1. A title given to a nun or a priestess. Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-Mother-en-noun-6B0UsNzH Disambiguation of Female family members: 32 20 16 32
  2. A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Mother Nature, Mother Russia, or Mother Earth. Categories (topical): Female family members, Titles, Wicca Related terms: Father, Mother Nature, Mother Russia
    Sense id: en-Mother-en-noun-nuA-olfR Disambiguation of Female family members: 32 20 16 32 Disambiguation of Titles: 22 19 17 41 Disambiguation of Wicca: 23 35 9 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 14 24 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 15 13 55

Inflected forms

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