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Mother
/ˈmʌðə/
A female parent or guardian who gives birth to or raises a child.
Synonyms:
mom
mum
mama
mommy
Antonyms:
father
sire
patriarch
Examples:
He misses his
mother
.
Who were their fathers and
mothers
?
They were happy, but their
mother
was very poor.
Etymology:
Originates from the Old English
mōdor
, akin to Old High German
muoter
, derived from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Usage Statistics:
351 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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