Synonyms for mother
ˈmʌð ərmoth·er

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1. Mothernoun

   Synonyms:
   Mummy, Mum, Goddess, Mom

   Antonyms:
   Father

2. Mothernoun

   One's mother

   Synonyms:
   Mom, Mum, Mummy, Goddess

   Antonyms:
   Father

3. Mothernoun

   A title given to a nun or a priestess

   Synonyms:
   Goddess, Mom, Mum, Mummy

   Antonyms:
   Father

4. Mothernoun

   One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Maiden and representing a woman older than a virginal Maiden but younger than a old woman Crone.

   Synonyms:
   Goddess, Mum, Mummy, Mom

   Antonyms:
   Father

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1. mother, female parentnoun

   a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

   "the mother of three children"

   Synonyms:
   female parent

   Antonyms:
   begetter, father, male parent

2. mothernoun

   a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

   Synonyms:
   female parent

   Antonyms:
   male parent, begetter, father

3. mothernoun

   a term of address for an elderly woman

   Synonyms:
   female parent

   Antonyms:
   male parent, father, begetter

4. mothernoun

   a term of address for a mother superior

   Synonyms:
   female parent

   Antonyms:
   begetter, male parent, father

5. motherverb

   a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

   "necessity is the mother of invention"

   Synonyms:
   female parent

   Antonyms:
   male parent, father, begetter

6. mother, fuss, overprotectverb

   care for like a mother

   "She fusses over her husband"

   Synonyms:
   get, fuss, overprotect, father, niggle, fret, sire, bring forth, beget, engender, generate

   Antonyms:
   begetter, male parent, father

Matched Categories

1. • Abbess
   • Old Woman
   • Parent
   • Yeast

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mothernoun

   Synonyms:
   MAMMA, female parent, dam (applied to a beast)

2. motheradjective

   Synonyms:
   native, natural

3. motheradjective

   Synonyms:
   vernacular

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mothernoun

   Synonyms:
   materfamilias, matron, matriarch, generatrix, dam

   Associated words:
   cognate, cognation, matricide, maternalism, uterine, matriarchy, matriarchal

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1. List of paraphrases for "mother":

   mom, mum, mothers, mama, parent, madre, mommy, maternal, mère, mamma, ma, motherland, moms, ema, momma, mummy, stem, mam, pmtct, motherhood, mammy, mati

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1. Arnon Wiznitzer:

   This is the first mother to be diagnosed with influenza and corona in Beilinson. We treated her with a drug combination that targets both corona and flu, we are seeing more and more morbidity of influenza among the maternity population, along with cases of corona that mainly occur in women not vaccinated against corona and influenza.

2. Alexandre Ricard:

   Top line growth is the mother of all battles.

3. Ton Voskuijl:

   My mother never boasted about it. She always kept it to herself, kept it secret. Spoke about it as little as possible. I would have preferred if she had also told us about it. Otto Frank visited us regularly and then you sometimes heard things, but I’ve never heard the whole story.

4. Adam Fravel:

   I did not have anything to do with Maddi’s disappearance. I want the mother of my 5-year-old and 2-year-old to be found and brought home safely. I want that more than anything.

5. Robert Hanlon:

   The fact is the husband or son may very well harm the wife or mother.