mother

/ˈmoʊðər/

Definitions

1. noun

a female parent; a woman in whose family one was born; a person who has a child, especially a female child.

“She was overjoyed to become a mother for the first time.”

2. verb

to bring up or care for a child as if it were one’s own.

“She mothered the young intern at the office.”

Synonyms

  • ma
  • mama
  • mom
  • mummy

Antonyms

  • father
  • paternal figure