"mither" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmɪðər], [ˈmɪdər] [Mid-Northern-Scots, Shetlandic] Forms: mithers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inherited|sco|enm|moder}} Middle English moder, {{inherited|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): Family Synonyms: medder, midder [Shetland], mideer, moder [archaic], moeder 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)

Inflected forms

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