"co-mother" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: co-mothers [plural]
Etymology: * com- + mother, as calque of Latin commater, French commère. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|com|mother}} com- + mother, {{calque|en|la|commater|nocap=1}} calque of Latin commater, {{ncog|fr|commère}} French commère Head templates: {{en-noun}} co-mother (plural co-mothers)
  1. (obsolete) The relationship of a godmother to the other god-parents, and the legal parents, of a child. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: cummer, gossip, commère
    Sense id: en-co-mother-en-noun-FbgzCn-J
  2. In polygamy, a wife of one's father who is not one's mother; that is, co-wife of one's mother. Synonyms: sister-wife
    Sense id: en-co-mother-en-noun-Gt47yKHr
  3. In polygamy, the relationship between one co-wife and another, in respect to their children. Synonyms: sister-wife
    Sense id: en-co-mother-en-noun-DuECcEZw
  4. In a lesbian couple, the nonbirth mother (partner of the birth mother) of a child, especially one who takes an equal role in mothering the child. Categories (topical): Female family members, Parents Synonyms: stepmother
    Sense id: en-co-mother-en-noun-yfQ8~cqu Disambiguation of Female family members: 19 24 23 34 Disambiguation of Parents: 28 17 17 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 13 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 3 5 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 4 10 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 3 5 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: commother Related terms: co-sister, co-aunt, co-grandmother, co-wife, co-mother-in-law Coordinate_terms: co-father, co-parent

Inflected forms

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