One entry found for mother.

Main Entry: ¹moth·er
Pronunciation: mth-r
Function: noun
1 a : a female parent b : a woman in authority; especially : a nun in charge of a convent
2 : an elderly woman
3 : ¹CAUSE 1, origin <necessity is the mother of invention>
- moth·er·hood /-hd/ noun
- moth·er·less /-ls/ adjective

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