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English to English adjective
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Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating. |  | source: webster1913
noun
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) | | Example: the mother of three children
source: wordnet30
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a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar | | source: wordnet30
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a term of address for an elderly woman | | source: wordnet30
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a term of address for a mother superior | | source: wordnet30
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a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation | | Example: necessity is the mother of invention
source: wordnet30
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A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child. | | source: webster1913
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A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation. | | source: webster1913
verb
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care for like a mother | | Example: She fusses over her husband
source: wordnet30
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make children | | Example: Abraham begot Isaac
Men often father children but don't recognize them
source: wordnet30
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To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to. | | source: webster1913
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To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar. | | source: webster1913
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