Dictionary definition · mother
noun
- a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)"the mother of three children"
- a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
- a term of address for an elderly woman
- a term of address for a mother superior
- a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation"necessity is the mother of invention"
verb
- care for like a mother"She fusses over her husband"
- make (offspring) by reproduction"Abraham begot Isaac"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).