She traced her mother's line back through village records to discover a surprising connection.

My grandmother was known in our village as a mother heroine because she raised nine children during the difficult postwar years.

Onstage, the mother heroines received standing ovations for their portrayal of sacrifice and strength.

At the club, the bunny mother taught the new hires how to greet guests gracefully and maintain the dress code.

The entire neighborhood relied on her; she was truly the earth mother, always ready with a warm meal and a comforting word.

The mother of thousands produced dozens of tiny plantlets along the edges of its leaves.

The old miner revered the mother of coal as if it were a guardian spirit of the valley.

As a baby mother, she juggled late-night feedings with her job at the bakery.

The mother-birds tirelessly fed their chicks as the storm raged on.

The mother-bird fiercely defended her nest when the cat approached.