mother
noun (1)
moth·er
| \ ˈmə-t͟hər
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Definition of mother
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a
: a female parent
She's the mother of three small children.
b(1)
: a woman in authority
specifically
: the superior of a religious community of women
Mother Teresa
(2)
: an old or elderly woman
Mother Hubbard
3
: maternal tenderness or affection
all my mother came into mine eyes and gave me up to tears— William Shakespeare
5
: something that is an extreme or ultimate example of its kind especially in terms of scale
the mother of all construction projects the mother of all ocean liners