Mother is used as a title or form of address for one's own mother: Mother, can I go outside?
It also designates female religious superiors: Mother Superior, Mother Teresa.
In formal or old-fashioned contexts, a wife may be called Mother by her husband, especially when addressing her in front of children. (Lowercase mother is the common noun.)
1. religious — Mary, Common feminine name; Madonna (Christ's mother, or pop icon); Virgin (Islander or brand name); Fatima (Common Arabic female name); Teresa · abbess · superior · prioress · nun · convent · Kali · Durga · Gaia · divine
2. address — mom, Female parent, informal; mama (Informal word for mother); mommy (Mother, to children); mum (Refusing to speak); mummy · parent · grandmother · daughter · son · child · offspring · sibling · ancestor · lineage
Opposites
PARENTAL GENDERMother ≠ father Male parent; dad · papa · patriarch · paterfamilias · sire
GENERATIONAL POSITIONMother ≠ daughter Female child of parents; son · child · offspring · progeny · descendant
NURTURING/CREATION VS. DESTRUCTIONMother ≠ destroyer One that ruins completely; killer · death · Medea · neglector · abuser
Phrases
Mother's Day (Day celebrating motherhood); single mother (Woman raising children alone); Mother Russia (Personified Russian nation); your mother (One's female parent); mother's love; mother hen (Overprotective caretaker type)
Categories
titles: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Miss; Mom Songs; Nintendo: NES, Mario, SNES, Donkey Kong, Metroid; Energy Drinks: Red Bull, Monster, Celsius, NOS, C4; Jeans Brands: Levi's, Lee, True Religion, Hudson, Paige; Alien Franchise: xenomorph, Ellen Ripley, Ripley, Newt, Hicks
Family
motherly, motherhood, mothers, mothering, mothered, motherless, motherboard, Mother Theresa, motherboards
- Familiarity
- Top 20,000
- Profile
- Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G