1. mother - Noun
2. mother - Adjective
3. mother - Verb
4. Mother - Proper noun
A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.
That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.
An old woman or matron.
The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.
Hysterical passion; hysteria.
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.
To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.
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.
To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDiscipline is the mother of victory. Alexander Suvorov
Necessity... the mother of invention. Plato
The humble soul is blessed. The Lord loves her. The Mother of God is higher than all in humility, and therefore all races bless her on earth, while the heavenly powers serve her. And the Lord has given us this blessed Mother of His as a defender and helper. Silouan the Athonite
Few are like father, no one is like mother. Icelandic Proverb
Do not insult the mother alligator until after you have crossed the river. Haitian Proverb
If you have no enemies think then that your own mother might have produced one. Bulgarian Proverb