mother
To give birth to or produce a childTo give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.)
» Your mother is in critical condition.
Deine Mutter befindet sich in einem kritischen Zustand. — Sudajaengi
Твоя мать находится в критическом состоянии. — vladb314
Ваша мать находится в критическом состоянии. — marafon
Твоя мать в критическом состоянии. — marafon
Ваша мать в критическом состоянии. — marafon
Твоя мама в критическом состоянии. — marafon
Ваша мама в критическом состоянии. — marafon
Твоя мати у критичному стані. — deniko
Ваша мати у критичному стані. — deniko
Твоя мама у критичному стані. — deniko
Ваша мама у критичному стані. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(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.
bemuttern
(transitive)To cause to contain mother (“that substance which develops in fermenting alcohol and turns it into vinegar”).
mothered oil, mothered vinegar, mothered wine
(intransitive)To develop mother.
care for like a mother
Examples
6511 sentencesYour mother is in critical condition.
Твоя мати у критичному стані. — deniko
ruТвоя мать находится в критическом состоянии. — vladb314
deDeine Mutter befindet sich in einem kritischen Zustand. — Sudajaengi
Did Tom help his mother yesterday?
Том учора допомагав мамі? — deniko
ruТом помог своей матери вчера? — sharptoothed
deHat Tom gestern seiner Mutter geholfen? — MUIRIEL
Uncle Tom is my mother's brother.
Дядько Том — брат мами. — deniko
ruДядя Том — брат моей матери. — ae5s
deOnkel Tom ist der Bruder meiner Mutter. — MUIRIEL
The baby takes after his mother.
Дитина схожа на матір. — Sashka
ruМалыш похож на мать. — marafon
deDas Baby kommt nach seiner Mutter. — Tamy
You remind me of your mother.
Ти нагадуєш мені про свою мати. — Ahha
deDu erinnerst mich an deine Mutter. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English modren, from the noun (see above).From Middle English modren, from the noun (see above).
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Forms
mothers, mothering, mothered, motheredSynonyms
9 synonyms- care for like a mother:fussoverprotect
- make (offspring) by reproduction:begetgetengenderfathersiregeneratebring forth
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Family and people — Because the lesson uses it
- A1The th sounds /θ/ and /ð/ — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
Collocations
12 patterns- my mother is
- like her mother
- helping his mother
- with his mother
- mother in law
- my mother made
- mother and father
- my mother told
- my mother and
- mother made
- promised his mother
- my mother bought