English noun: mother |
1. | mother (person) a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) |
|
| Samples | The mother of three children.
|
|
| Synonyms | female parent |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | parent |
|
| Narrower (hyponym) | ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mater, mom, momma, mommy, mother-in-law, mum, mummy, para I, primipara, puerpera, quadripara, quintipara, supermom, surrogate mother |
|
| Instance hyponym | Blessed Virgin, Madonna, Mary, The Virgin, Virgin Mary |
|
| Antonyms | begetter, father, male parent |
|
2. | mother (substance) a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | barm, yeast |
|
3. | mother (person) a term of address for an elderly woman |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | old woman |
|
4. | mother (person) a term of address for a mother superior |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | abbess, mother superior, prioress |
|
5. | mother (cognition) a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation |
|
| Samples | Necessity is the mother of invention.
|
|
| Broader (hypernym) | inspiration |
|