Mother can often apply to a woman other than the biological parent, especially if she fulfills the main social role in raising the child. This is commonly either an adoptive mother or a stepmother (the …

Nglish: Translation of mother for Spanish Speakers.

MOTHER definition: 1. a female parent: 2. the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a…. Learn more.

Your mother is the woman who gave birth to you. You can also call someone your mother if she brings you up as if she was this woman. You can call your mother 'Mother'. She sat on the edge of her …

1. Relating to or being a mother. 2. Characteristic of a mother: mother love. 3. Being the source or origin: the mother church. 4. Derived from or as if from one's mother; native: one's mother language.

a woman exercising control, influence, or authority like that of a mother: to be a mother to someone. the qualities characteristic of a mother, as maternal affection: It is the mother in her showing itself.

A mother is a female parent: mothers nurture and mother children. It's also a term for an elderly woman or mother superior. Your mother is the woman who gave birth to you: mothers are parents, the …

MOTHER definition: a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent. See examples of mother used in a sentence.

MOTHER meaning: 1 : a female parent; 2 : a woman who is thought of as being like a mother

Definition of mother noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.