mother
- IPA[ˈməT͟Hər]
美式
- a woman in relation to her child or children；a female animal in relation to its offspring
- bring up (a child) with care and affection；look after (someone) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so
verb: mother, 3rd person present: mothers, gerund or present participle: mothering, past tense: mothered, past participle: mothered
noun: mother, plural noun: mothers
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名詞
- 1. a woman in relation to her child or children his mother was a painter a mother of three 同義詞
- ▪ a female animal in relation to its offspring a mother penguin 同義詞
- ▪ archaic (especially as a form of address) an elderly woman.
- ▪ an important female figure in the origin and early history of something she will always be remembered as the mother of modern ecology they are often referred to as the founding mothers of the Museum of Modern Art 同義詞
- ▪ denoting an institution or organization from which more recently founded institutions of the same type derive the mother church
- ▪ (especially as a title or form of address) the head of a female religious community.
- 2. North American vulgar slang short for motherfucker
動詞
- 1. bring up (a child) with care and affection she didn't know how to mother my brother and he was very sensitive he found a beautiful wife that mothered his children
- ▪ look after (someone) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so she felt mothered by her older sister 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. dated give birth to she's mothered two foals that have gone on to be impressive dressage competitors 同義詞
- the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as a mother in its functions of nourishing and protecting ... they have been loyal servants to Mother Church the traditional teachings of Holy Mother Church
Oxford Dictionary
- a person or animal that takes on all or part of the role of mother to another person or animal.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a woman's long, loose-fitting, shapeless dress or undergarment.
Oxford Dictionary
- a long, loose-fitting, shapeless woman's dress or undergarment.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a person or animal that takes on all or part of the role of mother to another person or animal.
Oxford Dictionary
- a principal vein of an ore or mineral.
Oxford American Dictionary
- the female leader of a den of Cub Scouts.
Oxford Dictionary
- the female leader of a den of Cub Scouts.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- a woman in relation to her child or children: his mother was a painter a mother of three
- bring up (a child) with care and affection: she didn't know how to mother my brother and he was very sensitive he found a beautiful wife that mothered his children
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