Word Finder - mother

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A (human) female who has given birth to a baby

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He had something of his mother in him.

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A human female who parents an adopted or fostered child

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A human female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.

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A pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.

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Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus.

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A female parent of an animal.

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The lioness was a mother of four cubs.

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A female ancestor.

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A source or origin.

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The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.

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Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)

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(when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.

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Mother Smith, meet my cousin, Doug Jones.

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Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.

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Any person or entity which performs mothering.

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The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.

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The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.

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Hysterical passion; hysteria; the uterus.

I live with my mother and daughter.

I knew because he proved to me that I could trust him with my heart and soul - the way you trust your mother and father.

Your mother is very anxious.

Why did your mother tie your tails?

Six-month old Dandy nickered to his mother, but Casper was busy talking to Princess and Dawn.

The Iberian Mother of God! someone cried.

Mother, what are the clouds made of?

Nicholas suddenly felt a desire and need to tell his most intimate thoughts (which he would not have told to his mother, his sister, or his friend) to this woman who was almost a stranger.

The mother sat down in the shade of a tree and began to read in a new book which she had bought the day before.

Mother will make ice-cream for dinner, we will have ice-cream and cake for dinner.

How glad my mother will be.

You mean he thinks that he has to take care of his mother, now that his father is gone?

Their mouths were open for the food they were expecting their mother to give them.

Like he said; he only has one mother, and he can finish his schooling later.

If your father is American and your mother Chinese, you will have a different understanding of differences between those countries, and, on balance, will be less amenable to war between those nations.

Jonathan, help your mother put the food up and I'll get Destiny into her coat.

Speaking of your mother, we'd better go in so she doesn't worry.

She heard him talking to his mother and she heard his conversation with the man in the black car.

Is that why you want to take me up there - to show your mother how ridiculous the thought of any hanky panky is?

Don't make me choose between you and my mother, Adrienne.

When Benjamin's father came home, his mother showed him the picture.

They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is making a great fuss about it.

Are you blaming a little boy for what his mother did?

His gaze shifted to his mother and his expression softened.

His mother never needed to learn.

Then he turned quickly and said, Mother, I have changed my mind.

My mother, moreover, succeeded in making me understand a good deal.

The countess glanced at her daughter, saw her face full of shame for her mother, saw her agitation, and understood why her husband did not turn to look at her now, and she glanced round quite disconcerted.

Of course, they didn't have the same mother, either.

One day when they were with their mother, she showed them a wonderful book that some rich friend had given her.

On the day that he was seven years old, his mother gave him a few pennies.

His heart will be hard indeed if he can refuse his mother and his wife.

Why would his mother insist that she stay?

And the conversation I overheard between you and your mother tonight?

In France there once lived a famous man who was known as the Marquis de Lafayette. When he was a little boy his mother called him Gilbert.

He said he had talked to his mother.

Time to be with his mother, and time to get over his father's death.

I'm not forcing you to make a choice between me and your mother.

It had been two years since their mother had died - three since their father had run off with that harlot.

Mother usually knows what she is about, but she made a mistake this time; for you are sure to escape us unless you come too near, and you probably won't do that.

They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate.

His mother unlocked her cabinet and took the precious volume from its place of safe keeping.

But his mother kissed him and gave him the beautiful book.

My mother and several of my friends said they would help me with the establishment of a public library.

This morning we received word that mother had given her consent to this arrangement.

First she heard her mother praying and sighing and the creaking of her bed under her, then Madame Schoss' familiar whistling snore and Sonya's gentle breathing.

Apparently his greatest concern was the fact that his mother was married to his adoptive father at the time he was conceived.

Yancey stepped through the door with his arms full of groceries and Lisa didn't miss the warning look he shot his mother.

He stayed at his mother's side, comforting her.

I wanted to stay, but I thought you wanted to be alone with your mother.