"mither" meaning in Scots

See mither in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmɪðər], [ˈmɪdər], [ˈmʌɫər] Forms: mithers [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|moder|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English moder, {{inh+|sco|enm|moder}} Inherited from Middle English moder, {{inh|sco|ang|mōdor}} Old English mōdor Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|mithers|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} mither (plural mithers), {{sco-noun}} mither (plural mithers)
  1. mother Categories (topical): Female family members Synonyms: medder, midder, moder, moeder [Shetland], mideer, mother Derived forms: clocks-mither (english: a hen with chickens), grandmither (english: grandmother), guid-mither (english: mother-in-law), mither tongue (english: mother tongue, native language), mither wit (english: native wit), mither-brither (english: maternal uncle)
    Sense id: en-mither-sco-noun-zwYi7ypm Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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