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   MRT disruption: Jurong East-Buona Vista stretch remains closed on Monday (Sep. 30) New cracks emerged during stress tests and more time is required to ensure it is safe to resume train services...

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMOTHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of mother as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words. Find out how to use mother in different contexts, such as parent, religious woman, or food ingredient.

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   mother

   /ˈmʌðə/

   noun

   • 1. a woman in relation to her child or children: "his mother was a painter" Similar female parentbiological motherbirth motherfoster motheradoptive motherstepmothersurrogate mothermaterfamiliasmatriarchinformal:mamamammamamammyold dearold ladyold womanmummummymumsymammommommyinformal, dated:materMatainformal:ammarare:progenitressprogenitrix
   • ▪ a female animal in relation to its offspring: "a mother penguin" Similar dam
   • ▪ (especially as a form of address) an elderly woman. archaic
   • ▪ an important female figure in the origin and early history of something: "she will always be remembered as the mother of modern ecology" Similar originatorinitiatorfounderfounding motherinventorcreatormakerauthorprime moverinstigatorarchitectengineerdesignerdeviserplannercontrivermastermindliterary:begetter
   • ▪ denoting an institution or organization from which others of the same type derive: "the initiatives were based on the experience of the mother company"
   • ▪ (especially as a title or form of address) the head of a female religious community.
   • 2. short for motherfucker vulgar slang North American

   verb

   • 1. bring up (a child) with care and affection: "she didn't know how to mother my brother and he was very sensitive"
   • ▪ look after (someone) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so: "she mothered her husband, insisting he should take cod liver oil in the winter" Similar look aftercare fortake care ofnurturenurseprotectcherishtendraiserearpampercoddlecossetbabyoverprotectoverparentfuss overindulgespoilOpposite neglect
   • 2. give birth to: dated "she's mothered two foals that have gone on to be impressive dressage competitors" Similar give birth tohavedeliverbearproducebring forthbirthinformal:droparchaic:be brought to bed of

   Word Origin Old Englishmōdor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeder and German Mutter, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mater and Greek mētēr.

   Derivatives

   • 1. motherlike adjective

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmother noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMOTHER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. You can call your mother 'Mother'.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of mother – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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