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- Dictionarymither/ˈmʌɪðə/
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- 1. make a fuss; moan: Northern English "we shouldn't sit here mithering over a set of numbers"
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MITHER definition: 1. to complain: 2. to annoy someone, for example by asking questions or asking for something: 3…. Learn more.
2 meanings: → a Scottish word for mother1 Northern England dialect to fuss over or moan about something.... Click for more definitions.
1. / ˈmaɪðə / verb. dialect. intr to fuss over or moan about something. mither. 2. / ˈmɪðər / noun. a Scottish word for mother 1. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of mither 1. C17: of unknown origin. Discover More. Example Sentences. That'll be his mither's bonnet he's takkin' back to get altered. From Project Gutenberg.
MITHER meaning: 1. to complain: 2. to annoy someone, for example by asking questions or asking for something: 3…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · mither (third-person singular simple present mithers, present participle mithering, simple past and past participle mithered) ( intransitive , Northern England , especially Manchester ) To make an unnecessary fuss , moan , bother .
1 of 2. mith· er. ˈmit͟hər. Scottish variant of mother. mither. 2 of 2. mi· ther. ˈmīt͟hə (r) dialectal English variant of moider. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
( ˈmɪðər) n. a Scottish word for mother 1. mither. ( ˈmaɪðə) vb. ( intr) dialect Northern English to fuss over or moan about something. [C17: of unknown origin] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Translations.
Noun. Singular: mither. Plural: mithers. Origin of Mither. Late 17th century, unknown origin, possibly Welsh moedrodd to worry or bother. Possible alternative from the Welsh meidda (“to beg for whey" ) or perhaps meiddio (“to dare or venture" ).
mither (third-person singular simple present mithers, present participle mithering, simple past mithered, past participle mithered) (intransitive, Northern England) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother. To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at children. Will you stop mithering me! Translations mither - intransitive: to mither
MITHER, MIDDER n mother. This is a weekend for thinking about mithers and those female parents by marriage that are referred to in A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue as eldmoders or gudmoders. This dictionary records mixed relationships with mothers-in-law.
