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Rhymes with Mother
- brother
- another
- yother
- suther
- souther
- rather
- nother
- futher
- uther
How do you pronounce mother?
Pronounce mother as ˈməðər.
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Sentences with mother
Quotes about mother
5. mother
verb. [‘ˈmʌðɝ’] care for like a mother.
Etymology
- moder (Middle English (1100-1500))
- modor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. mother
noun. [‘ˈmʌðɝ’] a term of address for a mother superior.
Etymology
- moder (Middle English (1100-1500))
- modor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. mother
verb. [‘ˈmʌðɝ’] make children.
Etymology
- moder (Middle English (1100-1500))
- modor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. mother
noun. [‘ˈmʌðɝ’] a term of address for an elderly woman.
Etymology
- moder (Middle English (1100-1500))
- modor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Things Mother often describes
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mother child
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mother siblings
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mother Rosalie
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mother Durga
- mom
- parent
- ancestor
- creator
- mommy
- origin
- predecessor
- progenitor
- source
- child-bearer
- forebearer
- procreator
On this page you’ll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mother, such as: mom, parent, ancestor, creator, mommy, and origin.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is another word for mother?
There are many synonyms for mother.
The most common is mom, which is an informal, familiar version of mother. The equivalent mum is commonly used in the U.K. and other places.
An even more informal and familiar word is mommy, which is especially used by children.
A similarly informal word is mama (and its alternate spellings momma and mamma).
All of these terms should be capitalized when they’re used as a way of addressing someone (in other words, when they’re used as a name or a substitute for a name).
A mother is a parent. A term that specifically references the role of a mother in bearing a child is child-bearer.
The term birthing parent is sometimes used as a gender-neutral term in the context of pregnancy and childbirth.
A mother who’s the leader of a family might be called a matriarch.
Because mothers are traditionally associated with nurture and caregiving, related words are sometimes used as synonyms, such as nurturer and caregiver.
Mother is also sometimes used as a verb meaning to care for someone as a mother or like a mother. Sometimes, it’s used in a negative way that implies that a person is smothering or being overbearing toward the person, as in Please don’t mother me—I can take care of myself.
How do you use mother in a sentence?
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How to use mother in a sentence
However, the hospital was adamant, her family told ProPublica, and her children came to believe that the decision to discharge their mother had already been made.
SENT HOME TO DIEBY ANNIE WALDMAN AND JOSHUA KAPLANSEPTEMBER 2, 2020PROPUBLICA
Erma Winston’s children remain convinced that Ochsner pushed their 83-year old mother into hospice because resources were limited and she had no family at her bedside to advocate for her.
SENT HOME TO DIEBY ANNIE WALDMAN AND JOSHUA KAPLANSEPTEMBER 2, 2020PROPUBLICA
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WORDS RELATED TO MOTHER
- antecedent
- ascendent
- father
- forbear
- forefather
- foregoer
- foremother
- mother
- parent
- predecessor
- progenitor
- biological father
- biological mother
- birth father
- birth mother
- birth parent
- father
- mother
- natural parent
- biological father
- biological mother
- birth father
- birth mother
- father
- mother
- natural parent
- attend
- baby sit
- father
- keep an eye on
- keep tabs on
- look after
- mind
- mind the store
- minister
- mother
- nurse
- nurture
- pay attention to
- protect
- provide for
- ride herd on
- take pains
- tend
- wait on
- watch
- watch over
- au pair
- babysitter
- caretaker
- custodian
- father
- governess
- mother
- nanny
- nurse
- parent
- attends
- baby sits
- considers
- fosters
- keeps an eye on
- keeps tabs on
- looks after
- minds
- minds the store
- ministers
- mothers
- nurses
- nurtures
- pays attention to
- protects
- provides for
- rides herd on
- sits
- takes pains
- tends
- treasures
- waits on
- watches
- watches over
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote
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Mothernoun
Synonyms:
Mummy, Mum, Goddess, MomAntonyms:
Father -
Mothernoun
One’s mother
Synonyms:
Mom, Mum, Mummy, GoddessAntonyms:
Father -
Mothernoun
A title given to a nun or a priestess
Synonyms:
Goddess, Mom, Mum, MummyAntonyms:
Father -
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, MomAntonyms:
Father
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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:
mother, female parentAntonyms:
begetter, father, male parent -
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 parentAntonyms:
male parent, begetter, father -
mothernoun
a term of address for an elderly woman
Synonyms:
female parentAntonyms:
male parent, father, begetter -
mothernoun
a term of address for a mother superior
Synonyms:
female parentAntonyms:
begetter, male parent, father -
motherverb
a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
«necessity is the mother of invention»
Synonyms:
female parentAntonyms:
male parent, father, begetter -
mother, fuss, overprotectverb
care for like a mother
«She fusses over her husband»
Synonyms:
get, fuss, overprotect, father, niggle, fret, mother, sire, bring forth, beget, engender, generateAntonyms:
begetter, male parent, father
Matched Categories
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- Abbess
- Old Woman
- Parent
- Yeast
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mothernoun
Synonyms:
materfamilias, matron, matriarch, generatrix, damAssociated words:
cognate, cognation, matricide, maternalism, uterine, matriarchy, matriarchal
PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes
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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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How to use Mother in a sentence?
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Michael Lewis:
We loved her so much and are in a kind of pain none of us has experienced, she loved Ross Schultz, with whom she died. She loved to live and our hearts are so broken they can’t find the words to describe the feeling. Her mother, Tabitha Soren, and I, and her brother Walker and sister Quinn are going to find ways for her memory to live in her absence.
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Clara Njeru:
I had role models, i think being brought up by my mother and my grandmother, who are very strong women, that really influenced who I’ve become.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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Fisherman Tuan Ilyas Idrees:
I ran to my house to save my mother and others, but in just five minutes, there was no house at all, we buried hundreds of bodies here.
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Samuel Smiles:
Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
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