Main entry: mother
Definition: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
Usage: necessity is the mother of invention
Main entry: mother, female parent
Definition: a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
Usage: the mother of three children
Main entry: mother
Definition: a term of address for a mother superior
Main entry: mother
Definition: a term of address for an elderly woman
Main entry: mother
Definition: a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
Main entry: mother, generate, father, engender, sire, get, bring forth, beget
Definition: make children
Usage: Abraham begot Isaac; Men often father children but don't recognize them
Main entry: overprotect, mother, fuss
Definition: care for like a mother
Usage: She fusses over her husband