plural of cow-mother

(East Midlands, idiomatic) Describing rain-bearing dark clouds on the horizon.

One could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man.

(idiomatic) Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.

(idiomatic) A daughter will have traits similar to her mother upon reaching adulthood.

(idiomatic, somewhat dated, Britain, Ireland, New England) A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman as "she", instead of using her name or an appropriately respectful title.

(informal) A very close male friend.

plural of brother from another mother

(rhetorical question, informal, sarcastic) Used to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar.

Alternative form of face only a mother could love