mother

Sadece işçiler değil; karıları, kız kardeşleri, anneleri ve dört yaşından büyük kızları da acımasızca istismar ediliyor. - Not only the workers, but also their wives, sisters, mothers, and daughters older than four are being cruelly exploited.

Anneler çoğunlukla çocuklarını şımartırlar. - Mothers often pamper their children.

mother tongue

(isim) anadil

{i} analık

{s} öksüz

{s} annesiz

{s} anasız

{s} anaya yakışır

English - English

Definition of mother in English English dictionary

One's mother

A title given to a nun or a priestess

A female ancestor

To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture

A title of respect for one's mother-in-law

Mother Smith, meet my cousin, Doug Jones.

Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community

Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind

The great duel, the mother of all battles has begun. — Saddam Hussein.

Any person or entity which performs mothering

A striking example

motherfucker

A (human) female who (a) parents a child or (b) gives birth to a baby. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be (c)

The antiabortion iconography in the last decade featured the fetus but never the mother.

A female parent of an animal

The lioness was a mother of four cubs.

A source or origin, viewed affectionately

The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.

{v} to mold

{n} a woman who has borne a child, a viscous substance in vinegar

{a} native, original

Ones mother

a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"

To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to

The home, or base A Mother site would be the original of any mirror sites See Mirror

{s} of a female parent; pertaining to or resembling the love of a mother

a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

A nickel 'disc' that has been electroformed from a nickel Father as part of the CD or DVD glass mastering process

Nickel positive electroplate made by electrodeposition on master electroplate Required in making stamper, which presses positive of recording into phonograph records

One's female parent

The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc

To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar

A woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child

make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

a term of address for an elderly woman

The electroformed part made from a father and containing a data image of the final disc

An old woman or matron

a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention" a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" a term of address for an elderly woman a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband

a term of address for an elderly woman a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband

Someone who thinks girls who go after her son are brazen and the ones who don't are stupid

A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child

If you mother someone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child. Stop mothering me. to look after and protect someone as if you were their mother, especially by being too kind and doing everything for them. Mother Cabrini Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day and Father's Day Mother Seton Teresa of Calcutta Blessed Mother

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

matka [MAT-kah] This is a no-brainer In fact, if you look across various languages, you'll find that most words for mother begin with the letter "m " It's been suggested that the "m" sound (a voiced bilabial nasal) is one of the first sounds babies make; it's so easy to make after all--just vibrate your vocal cords and voila! "m"! So it's almost logical to think that "m"s begin the word for one of the primary figures in our lives Date of entry: 31 March 2000

{i} mom, female parent; woman who has given birth; woman acting as a mother or exercising mother-like authority; small British gun used in WWI (British Slang)

care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

Hysterical passion; hysteria

If a woman mothers a child, she looks after it and brings it up, usually because she is its mother. Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family. + mothering moth·er·ing The reality of mothering is frequently very different from the romantic ideal

{f} act as mother to, protect, nurture; give life to by birthing

A title of respect for ones mother-in-law

Lee Elston Jenkins

Also: the Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost, Isis and Shiva The third person of the Holy Trinity of many religions The sumtotal of the feminine, passive and negative (in terms of polarity) energies of the Universe

A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc

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

Your mother is the woman who gave birth to you. You can also call someone your mother if she brings you up as if she was this woman. She sat on the edge of her mother's bed She's an English teacher and a mother of two children I'm here, Mother

Mother was the tongue-in-cheek title given to a large etching that I did It was dubbed such because of the massive size of the plate and the catchy Danzig song by the same name

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"

That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix

ima

mum

My mum was so tired that she went to bed early. - My mother was so tired that she went to bed early.

ema

maw

mor

My mother always gets up early in the morning. - Mother always gets up early in the morning.

Mother always gets up early in the morning. - My mother always gets up early in the morning.

mither

Mother Carey's chicken

The goddess of earth in various cultures

Mother Earth

The personification of Earth and its biosphere; Mother Nature

Mother Nature

A personification of nature as woman, stressing fertility and fecundity

Mother Russia

A national personification of Russia, appearing in patriotic posters, statues, etc

Mother Superior

The head of a convent; an abbess

Mother Superiors

plural form of Mother Superior

Mother Teresa

A nun who worked among the poor for many decades in India

Mother Teresa

A person who is completely unselfish to the point of being saintly

Mother Theresa

Common misspelling of Mother Teresa

Mother of God

A name for the Virgin Mary, as mother of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe to be God

Mother of God's plant

A vernacular name for the flowering herb Salvia

Mother's Day

A day in honor of mothers, which falls on the second Sunday in May in the United States, and on the fourth Sunday of Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday, in the United Kingdom and Ireland

mother country

The country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland, homeland

mother fuckers

plural form of mother fucker

mother goddess

A goddess, often portrayed as the Earth Mother, who serves as a general fertility deity, the bountiful embodiment of the earth

mother hen

An outspoken and overprotective woman dealing with others' affairs

mother hen

A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks

mother hens

plural form of mother hen

mother lode

A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend

Undeterred, reasoning from the coarseness of the gold that it had not traveled far, they had set out in search of the mother lode.

mother lode

Any source of valuable or useful material

It is also letting them probe the genomes of other organisms for DNA that could turn out to be a mother lode for medicine.

mother of all

Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of its kind

Five mail-order ice creams. Four pregnant women. Welcome to the mother of all taste tests.

mother sauce

A basic sauce from which many further sauces can be derived by making minor changes or additions to the ingredients

mother sauces

plural form of mother sauce

mother ship

A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it

mother ships

plural form of mother ship

mother superior

a nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess

mother tongue

The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language

mother tongue

The language spoken by one’s ancestors

mother tongues

plural form of mother tongue

mother's milk

breast milk

mother-goddess

Attributive form of mother goddess

mother-goddess worship.

mother-in-law

One’s spouse’s mother

mother-in-law

A mother-in-law apartment

mother-in-law apartment

A small apartment attached to or carved out of a nominally single-family house, ostensibly intended for occupancy by a mother-in-law or other relative, but potentially also rented out to a stranger

mother-in-law style

Linguistic or anthropological term for the style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (ie. wife's mother). Depending on the particular people this can go so as far as an entirely separate vocabulary of words. (Reference: Macquarie Aboriginal Words, Macquarie University, 1994, paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, introduction.)

mother-lode

Alternative form of mother lode

mother-of-pearl

The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre

mother-of-pearl

Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly

mother-to-be

A pregnant woman, especially one expecting her first child

mother tongue

{i} native language

French is her native language. - French is her mother tongue.

My native language is Hungarian. - My mother tongue is Hungarian.

mother of mercy

(Nükleer Mühendislik) Christians belive that Mary is Mother of Mercy because her Son, Jesus Christ, was sent by the Father as the revelation of God's mercy

mother of mercy

(Nükleer Mühendislik) Mother of Mercy is just another way of saying Mirjam: loved by God

mother language

native language

mother superior

A mother superior is an abbess or other nun in charge of a Christian religious order or congregation, a convent or house of women under vows

mother-naked

(deyim) Mother-naked, naked as the day one was born, naked as the day you were born, in one's birthday suit, in your birthday suit

Mother Earth

the world, considered as the place or thing from which all life comes

Mother Goose

The imaginary author of Mother Goose's Tales, a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London in the 18th century. Fictitious old woman, reputedly the source of the body of traditional children's songs and verses known as nursery rhymes. Often pictured as a beak-nosed, sharp-chinned old woman riding on the back of a flying gander, she was first associated with nursery rhymes in Mother Goose's Melody (1781), published by the successors of John Newbery. The name apparently derived from the title of Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales Ma Mère l'oye (1697; "My Mother Goose"). The persistent rumour that Mother Goose was an actual Boston woman is false

Mother Goose

fictitious author of a collection of English nursery rhymes that were probably first published in the 1700's

Mother Hubbard

{i} muumuu, Hawaiian dress for women, housedress

Mother Nature

Mother Nature is sometimes used to refer to nature, especially when it is being considered as a force that affects human beings. when Mother Nature created Iceland out of volcanic lava and glaciers. The personification of nature as a powerful and nurturing woman. used to talk about nature, especially when it is thought of as a force that affects people and the world

Mother Superior

A Mother Superior is a nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent. A woman in charge of a religious community of women. the woman who is in charge of a convent

Mother Teresa

an Albanian Roman Catholic nun (=a member of a group of Christian religious women) who lived in India, where she worked to help the poor and the sick in the city of Calcutta. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and people think of her as a typical example of someone who is very kind, unselfish, and morally good (1910-97). Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

(1910-1997) Albanian-born Catholic nun, founder of charitable organizations for the sick and underprivileged, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize

Mother Theresa

{i} (1910-1997) Albanian-born Catholic nun, founder of charitable organizations for the sick and underprivileged, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize

Mother of God

In Christianity, the Mother of God is another name for the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. a title for Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, used in the Roman Catholic Church

Mother's Day

day on which mothers are honored observed annually on the 2nd Sunday in May

Mother's Day and Father's Day

Holidays. In the U.S. a nationwide observance of Mother's Day was suggested by Anna Jarvis of Grafton, W.Va., and in 1908 formal observances were held in churches in Grafton and Philadelphia. By 1911 every state celebrated the occasion on the second Sunday in May. It was formalized by Congress in 1914. In Britain, Mother's Day is celebrated in mid-Lent as Mothering Sunday. During the Middle Ages a custom developed of allowing those who had moved away to visit their home parishes and their mothers on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. Many other countries also celebrate the holiday on this date, while some mark the observance at other times of the year. Father's Day was first celebrated in 1910 in Spokane, Wash., through efforts of Sonora Dodd and the YMCA. Celebrated on the third Sunday in June, it became a legal holiday in 1972. Both days were originally largely religious holidays but have been commercialized with the sending of greeting cards and the giving of gifts

mother board

The main board in a computer Accessory boards are plugged into "slots" on the mother board, and may have connections on the "back plane" of the computer for connecting external devices The mother board contains the microprocessor, the memory, and a variety of other components Newer computers have more of their components on the mother board, meaning that fewer accessory boards are necessary Thus, newer computers can get by with fewer "slots" than older ones

mother board

This is the printed circuit board which contains the main chips

mother board

(see Main Board)

mother board

The heart of the alarm interface/isolation bay design consisting of diode sets, relays, terminal strips and lamps which are housed in a framework intended to be located in the power board line

mother board

The circut board which connects and controls the entire computer

mother board

main circuit board of a computer to which the processor chip expansions cards and other units are attached

mother board

the main circuit board for a computer

mother carey's chicken

storm petrel

mother carey's chicken

medium-sized storm petrel

mother cell

A cell that divides to produce two or more daughter cells

mother city

large city

mother country

If you refer to the mother country of a particular state or country, you are referring to the very powerful country that used to control its affairs. Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, had no colonial conflict with the mother country

mother country

country where one was born

mother country

Someone's mother country is the country in which they or their ancestors were born and to which they still feel emotionally linked, even if they live somewhere else. Dr Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country. = motherland

mother earth

earth shown as the mother of all things

mother figure

If you regard someone as a mother figure, you think of them as having the role of a mother and being the person you can turn to for help, advice, or support. An older woman, often one in a position of power or influence, who elicits the emotions usually reserved for a mother

mother figure

a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother

mother fucker

insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

mother goose

the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes

mother hen

A person who fusses over others in an overprotective manner

mother hen

a hen with chicks a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)

mother lode

the main vein of ore in a deposit

mother naked

{s} completely nude, as naked as at birth

mother nature

nature shown as the mother of all things

mother of all living

mother Earth

mother of thousands

{i} creeping plant that bears many small red and white flowers

mother ship

large ship carrying landing craft and small boats which are sent on missions to the shore

mother ship

a large ship or spacecraft from which smaller boats or spacecraft are sent out

mother superior

nun who is the head of a convent

mother tongue

The first language spoken in an individual's home in his early or earliest childhood; one's first language or native language

mother tongue

Your mother tongue is the language that you learn from your parents when you are a baby. = native tongue. your mother tongue is the first and main language that you learnt when you were a child = native language/tongue

mother tongue

refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census

mother tongue

one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next

mother tongue

Language customarily spoken by a person before coming to the United States

mother wit

Innate intelligence or common sense

mother's apron strings

symbol of security and warmth provided by a mother

mother's boy

a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests

mother's boy

a man or boy who allows his mother to protect him too much and is considered weak American Equivalent: mama's boy

mother's daughter

a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother

mother's day

second Sunday in May

mother's heart

feelings of a mother, nurturing nature

mother's milk

milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth

mother's son

a male person; "every mother's son who could walk was there

mother-in-law

the mother of your spouse

mother-in-law

1) The 7 pin; 2) the back pin in a sleeper situation

mother-in-law

mother of one's husband or wife

mother-in-law

Someone's mother-in-law is the mother of their husband or wife. mothers-in-law the mother of your wife or husband

mother-in-law

A person who sometimes goes too far when she stays too close

mother-in-law

Usually the 7-pin, because it's often the pin that remains standing to spoil what looked like a good strike hit; sometimes synonymous with barmaid

mother-in-law's tongue

stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant

mother-like

maternal, like a mother, similar to a mother

mother-naked

as naked as at birth

mother-of-pearl

The hard, pearly, iridescent substance forming the inner layer of certain mollusk shells When cut and polished, it is often used for inlays

mother-of-pearl

Mother-of-pearl is the shiny layer on the inside of some shells. It is used to make buttons or to decorate things. a pale-coloured hard smooth shiny substance that forms the inside of some shellfish, and is used for making buttons, jewellery etc

mother-of-pearl

is the smooth, hard pearly lining on the interior of upper and lower shells of certain oysters and other molluscs, used to make decorative objects, buttons and beads

mother-of-pearl

Iridescent milky interior shell of the freshwater mollusk that is sliced thin and used on watch dials While most have a milky white luster, mother-of-pearl also comes in other colors such as silvery gray, gray blue, pink and salmon

mother-of-pearl

Iridescent, milky interior shell of the fresh water mollusk that is sliced thin and used on watch dials While most have a milky white luster, mother-of-pearl also comes in other colors such as silvery gray, gray blue, pink, and salmon

mother-of-pearl

The hard, smooth, iridescent inner lining of the shell oysters, mussels, and other molluscs

mother-of-pearl

the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell

mother-of-pearl

The iridescent coating on the inside of oyster shells Mother-of-pearl is used for jewellery, buttons, among things

mother-of-pearl

Colorful, iridescent lining of the pearl oyster Frequently used in jewelry, inlay work, etching and on handles of knives and forks Shells are cut into pieces and polished, then a fine drill is used to make patterns Though the tools used are simple, the skill and patience needed are exceptional Many designs require a thousand strokes of the artisan's drill before completion Relatively hard, resistant to cracking, clean, attractive and inexpensive

mother-to-be

A mother-to-be is a woman who is pregnant, especially for the first time. mothers-to-be a woman who is going to have a baby

mother-to-be

pregnant woman, woman expecting a baby, future mother

be mother

To pour out tea for others

Ah, here are the cakes and tea; shall I be mother?.

motherhood

the state of being a mother

mothering

The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child

mothering

Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother

mothering

Shortened form of a-mothering ; practice of visiting one's literal or figurative mother or mother church (compare Mothering Sunday)

mothering

The nurturing of a child by its mother

mothered

past of mother

motherhood

{n} the state or office of mother

motherless

{a} having lost or void of a mother

motherly

{a} like a mother, kind

{a} tenderly

asshole, son of a bitch (Vulgar Slang)

mothered

Thick, like mother; viscid

motherhood

The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother

motherhood

mothers as a group

motherhood

Motherhood is the state of being a mother. women who try to combine work and motherhood. the state of being a mother

motherhood

the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

motherhood

{i} state of being a mother; collective entity of all mothers

mothering

present participle of mother

mothering

the process of caring for children in the way that a mother does

mothering

{i} nurturing an infant and bringing up of a child or children by a mother

mothering

A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar

motherless

{s} orphaned, having no mother; abandoned by a mother

motherless

having no living or known mother

motherless

Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless children

motherless

Without a living mother

motherless

You describe children as motherless if their mother has died or does not live with them. Michael's seven motherless children. a motherless child is one whose mother has died

motherliness

the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children

motherliness

The state or quality of being motherly

mother

Hyphenation

moth·er

Turkish pronunciation

mʌdhır

Synonyms

metropolis, metro-, mf, mofo, motherfucker, mutha, mom, mum, mummy, ancestor, child-bearer, creator, forebearer, mommy, origin

Antonyms

father, daughter, son, child

Pronunciation

/ˈməᴛʜər/ /ˈmʌðɜr/

Etymology

[ m&-[th]&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr (cf. East Frisian muur, Dutch moeder, German Mutter), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (cf. Irish máthair, Tocharian A mācar, B mācer, Lithuanian mótė).