"mother" meaning in English

See mother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌðə/ [UK], /ˈmʌðɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-mother.ogg [US], en-uk-mother.ogg [UK] Forms: mother [singular], mothers [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A mother is the woman who is one of a person or animal's parents. Synonyms: mom, mum, mommy, mama, ma
    Sense id: simple-mother-en-noun-cII7gxu7

Verb

IPA: /ˈmʌðə/ [UK], /ˈmʌðɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-mother.ogg [US], en-uk-mother.ogg [UK] Forms: mother [canonical], mothers [third-person, singular], mothered [past], mothered [past, participle], mothering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you mother someone, you take care of them as if you were their mother.
    Sense id: simple-mother-en-verb-aVfppwx2
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    },
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        {
          "text": "My mother read me a story and put me to bed every night when I was a child."
        }
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          "word": "mom"
        },
        {
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        }
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        }
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          "word": "mom"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "mommy"
        },
        {
          "word": "mama"
        },
        {
          "word": "ma"
        }
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    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmʌðə/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʌðɚ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/\"mVD@`/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-mother.ogg",
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    },
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      ]
    }
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