(chiefly transitive) To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.) / (transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

(euphemistic, mildly vulgar, slang) Motherfucker. / (euphemistic, colloquial) A striking example.

Alternative form of moth-er

simple past tense and past participle of mother

Receiving the care and attention of a mother.

Thick, like mother (film or membrane on fermented liquids); viscid.

present participle of mother

The nurturing of a child by its mother. / The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child. / Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.

plural of mothering

Befitting a mother; motherly. / In the state of motherhood; pregnant. / Having a mother.