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1. A woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
   "the mother of three children"
   - female parent
    
2. A stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
    
3. A term of address for an elderly woman
    
4. A term of address for a mother superior
    
5. A condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
   "necessity is the mother of invention"
    
6. An informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
   - mater [Brit]

1. Care for like a mother
   - fuss, overprotect
    
2. Make children
   - beget [archaic], get, engender [archaic], father, sire, generate, bring forth

Derived forms: mothered, mothers, mothering

See also: maternal, motherhood, motherly

Type of: abbess, barm, care, create, give care, inspiration, make, mother superior, old woman, parent, prioress, yeast

Antonym: father

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