"moder" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmoːdər/, /ˈmoːðər/ Forms: modres [plural], moders [plural], moder [plural], modren [Kent, plural], modres [genitive], moders [genitive], moder [genitive]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English mōdor, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare moddrie. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|inh|ang>mōdor>mother|id=mother}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|mōdor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English mōdor, {{inh+|enm|ang|mōdor}} Inherited from Old English mōdor, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*mōder}} Proto-West Germanic *mōder, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mōdēr}} Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*méh₂tēr}} Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} moder, {{enm-noun|gen=modres|gen2=moders|gen3=moder|pl=modres|pl2=moders|pl3=moder|pl4=modren|pl4_qual=Kent}} moder (plural modres or moders or moder or (Kent) modren, genitive modres or moders or moder)
  1. A mother; the female direct ancestor of someone or some creature. Categories (topical): Female family members, Parents, Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-LVxqilBk Disambiguation of Female family members: 15 14 9 16 19 7 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Parents: 11 6 12 17 8 7 17 11 11 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 17 19 9 14 22 10 4 3 3
  2. The indirect female ancestor of someone or some creature. Categories (topical): Female family members, Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-9AdkxZ4X Disambiguation of Female family members: 15 14 9 16 19 7 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 17 19 9 14 22 10 4 3 3
  3. The Virgin Mary as mother (as of Jesus or as of humanity). Categories (topical): Parents
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-IMi2KPWD Disambiguation of Parents: 11 6 12 17 8 7 17 11 11
  4. A woman who performs the duties of a mother; a female caretaker or guardian. Categories (topical): Female family members, Parents, Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-QeHL4tgX Disambiguation of Female family members: 15 14 9 16 19 7 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Parents: 11 6 12 17 8 7 17 11 11 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 17 19 9 14 22 10 4 3 3
  5. A woman who heads a female monastic community; an abbess. Categories (topical): Female family members, Pregnancy, Religion
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-UU8pezZ2 Disambiguation of Female family members: 15 14 9 16 19 7 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 17 19 9 14 22 10 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Religion: 19 21 11 0 48 0 0 0 0
  6. A polite appellation to an elderly woman, or a ruder one to a younger one. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-hBiJscoV Disambiguation of Anatomy: 7 7 13 7 7 23 11 18 7
  7. Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):
    A behaviour, attribute, virtue, or vice likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing)
    Categories (topical): Parents
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-AjH7W6qi Disambiguation of Parents: 11 6 12 17 8 7 17 11 11 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 14 15 5 11 23 12 12
  8. Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):
    The womb (as the organ which protects and nourishes the baby).
    Categories (topical): Parents
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun--lbw8uw7 Disambiguation of Parents: 11 6 12 17 8 7 17 11 11
  9. Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing): Categories (topical): Parents
    Sense id: en-moder-enm-noun-vGYm6WBV Disambiguation of Parents: 11 6 12 17 8 7 17 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: godmoder, moder in lawe, moderhede, moderles, moderly, moderwort, stepmoder

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And since I've spoken about gluttony, / Now, I'll prevent you from dice-playing; / Dice games are literally the source of falsehoods, / deception, and false testimonies […]",
          "ref": "a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Pardoner's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 589–592:",
          "text": "And now that I have ſpoken of glotonye, / Now wol I yow deffenden haſardrye; / Haſard is verray mooder of leſynges, / And of deceite, and curſed forſwerynges[…]",
          "type": "quote"
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        "Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):"
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːdər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːðər/"
    }
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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        }
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      "text": "English: mother, mither (Scotland and Northern England)\nAustralian Kriol: motha\n→ Japanese: マザー (mazā)\n→ Korean: 마더 (madeo)"
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      "expansion": "Old English mōdor",
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      "form": "modres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "moders",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "moder",
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        "plural"
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        "Kent",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "godmoder"
    },
    {
      "word": "moder in lawe"
    },
    {
      "word": "moderhede"
    },
    {
      "word": "moderles"
    },
    {
      "word": "moderly"
    },
    {
      "word": "moderwort"
    },
    {
      "word": "stepmoder"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A mother; the female direct ancestor of someone or some creature."
      ],
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        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ],
        [
          "creature",
          "creature"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The indirect female ancestor of someone or some creature."
      ],
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        [
          "indirect",
          "indirect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The Virgin Mary as mother (as of Jesus or as of humanity)."
      ],
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        [
          "Virgin Mary",
          "Virgin Mary"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "Jesus",
          "Jesus#English"
        ],
        [
          "humanity",
          "humanity#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A woman who performs the duties of a mother; a female caretaker or guardian."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "performs",
          "performs"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "caretaker",
          "caretaker"
        ],
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A woman who heads a female monastic community; an abbess."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "abbess",
          "abbess"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A polite appellation to an elderly woman, or a ruder one to a younger one."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):",
        "A behaviour, attribute, virtue, or vice likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ],
        [
          "attribute",
          "attribute"
        ],
        [
          "virtue",
          "virtue"
        ],
        [
          "vice",
          "vice"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):",
        "The womb (as the organ which protects and nourishes the baby)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "protects",
          "protects#English"
        ],
        [
          "nourishes",
          "nourishes#English"
        ],
        [
          "baby",
          "baby#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And since I've spoken about gluttony, / Now, I'll prevent you from dice-playing; / Dice games are literally the source of falsehoods, / deception, and false testimonies […]",
          "ref": "a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Pardoner's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 589–592:",
          "text": "And now that I have ſpoken of glotonye, / Now wol I yow deffenden haſardrye; / Haſard is verray mooder of leſynges, / And of deceite, and curſed forſwerynges[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing)"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːdər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːðər/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mother"
    },
    {
      "word": "modere"
    },
    {
      "word": "modre"
    },
    {
      "word": "modir"
    },
    {
      "word": "modyr"
    },
    {
      "word": "mooder"
    },
    {
      "word": "modder"
    },
    {
      "word": "modire"
    },
    {
      "word": "modyre"
    },
    {
      "word": "modur"
    },
    {
      "word": "moodur"
    },
    {
      "word": "moderr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moder"
}

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