MOTHER Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word mother. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| female parent | nounn | |||||
noun • a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) | ||||||
| ma | nounn | |||||
noun • a master's degree in arts and sciences • informal terms for a mother • one thousandth of an ampere • a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies | ||||||
| mam | nounn | |||||
noun • a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala • a Mayan language spoken by the Mam | ||||||
| mama | nounn | |||||
noun • informal terms for a mother • a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped, meaning 'Mother' | ||||||
| mamma | nounn | |||||
noun • informal terms for a mother • milk-secreting organ of female mammals | ||||||
| mammy | nounn | |||||
noun • an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. • informal terms for a mother | ||||||
| mater | nounn | |||||
noun • an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | ||||||
| matriarch | nounn | |||||
noun • a female head of a family or tribe • a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons) | ||||||
| mom | nounn | |||||
noun • informal terms for a mother | ||||||
| mum | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • of China • informal terms for a mother • secrecy adjective satellite • failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | ||||||
| mummy | nounn | |||||
noun • informal terms for a mother • a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) | ||||||
| parent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian • an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained verb • look after a child until it is an adult | ||||||
| progenitor | nounn | |||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||
| father | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) • `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military • the founder of a family • (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom • God when considered as the first person in the Trinity • a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization • a person who founds or establishes some institution • the head of an organized crime family verb • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| beget | verbv | |||||
verb • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| engender | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| fuss | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an excited state of agitation • an angry disturbance • a quarrel about petty points • a rapid active commotion verb • worry unnecessarily or excessively • care for like a mother | ||||||
| generate | verbv | |||||
verb • produce, create • give or supply • produce (energy) • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| get | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent verb • come into the possession of something concrete or abstract • enter or assume a certain state or condition • cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition • receive a specified treatment (abstract) • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress • go or come after and bring or take back • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) • take vengeance on or get even • achieve a point or goal • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone • give certain properties to something • move into a desired direction of discourse • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of • attract and fix • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot • reach by calculation • acquire as a result of some effort or action • purchase • perceive by hearing • suffer from the receipt of • receive as a retribution or punishment • leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form • reach and board • irritate • evoke an emotional response • apprehend and reproduce accurately • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher • overcome or destroy • be a mystery or bewildering to • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| granddaddy | nounn | |||||
noun • the father of your father or mother | ||||||
