Idioms for mother
mother of all,
the greatest or most notable example of: the mother of all mystery novels.
Origin of mother
1
before 900; Middle English
mother, moder, Old English
mōdor; cognate with Dutch
moeder, German
Mutter, Old Norse
mōthir, Latin
māter, Greek
mḗtēr, Sanskrit
mātar-. As in
father,
th was substituted for
d, possibly on the model of
brother
OTHER WORDS FROM mother
moth·er·less, adjective moth·er·less·ness, noun un·moth·ered, adjectiveWords nearby mother
Example sentences from the Web for motherless
British Dictionary definitions for motherless (1 of 3)
motherless
/ (ˈmʌðələs) /
adjective
not having a mother
adverb
Australian informal
(intensifier)
motherless broke
British Dictionary definitions for motherless (2 of 3)
mother
1
/ (ˈmʌðə) /
noun
verb (tr)
to give birth to or produce
to nurture, protect, etc as a mother
Other words from mother
Related adjective: maternalDerived forms of mother
mothering, nounWord Origin for mother
Old English
mōdor; compare Old Saxon
mōdar, Old High German
muotar, Latin
māter, Greek
mētēr
British Dictionary definitions for motherless (3 of 3)
mother
2
/ (ˈmʌðə) /
noun
a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc to promote vinegar formation
Also called: mother of vinegar
Derived forms of mother
mothery, adjectiveWord Origin for mother
C16: perhaps from
mother
1, but compare Spanish
madre scum, Dutch
modder dregs, Middle Low German
modder decaying object,
mudde sludge
Medical definitions for motherless
mother
[ mŭð′ər ]
n.
A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures a child.
A female parent of an animal.
A structure, such as a mother cell, from which other similar bodies are formed.
Idioms and Phrases with motherless
mother