/ˈmʌðə/
Translation
A woman who has a child; your female parent.
Word origin
From Old English modor, the word for a female parent, shared across many old languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- modor
Grammar
Examples
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"Mother" means your female parent.
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"Mother" here means the woman who has the children.
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"Mothers" is the plural, meaning more than one mother.
Used in
Stories
(14)A Day Together
2 min read · Core 1000
A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
At the Doctor
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Day
3 min read · Core 1000
Sports Day
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
The New Neighbour
3 min read · Core 1000
The Surprise Party
3 min read · Core 1000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(6)As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
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