mother
She bore you
A mother is a female parent.
It is a formal term of address for one’s own mother, and less frequently used than informal words like mom, mum, ma, and mama.
Figurative meanings of mother have to do with the idea of causal generation: Necessity is the mother of invention.
Before another noun, mother can be a title of respect or authority: mother superior (a senior nun).
Before a nonhuman noun, mother may indicate a source: mother ship, mother lode.
Someone who mothers supplies the sort of nurturing care that is associated with mothers.
Female child of parents
siblings · household · home · family tree · lineage · heritage · eldest · youngest
Carrying developing offspring
- birthComing into the world
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
conception · gestation · womb · prenatal · postpartum · breastfeeding · lactation · midwife
One providing daily assistance
- nurturerOne who fosters development
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
compassion · bonding · love · kindness · support · encouragement · cherish · gentleness
Protective caretaker of another
- defenderOne who guards another
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- shelterProtected place or structure
safety · advocate · champion · watchful · instinct · lioness · mama bear · shield
Point of origin
- creatorOne who produces something
- genesisPoint of creation
- inventorCreator of original devices
- founderOne who begins something
necessity · invention · root · birthplace · cradle · beginning · foundation · progenitor
Good judgment from experience
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
morals · traditions · recipes · sayings · proverbs · knowledge · experience · counsel
Family's chief decision-maker
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- elderSenior figure of authority
- housewifeHome-focused married woman
- homemakerOne who manages a household
Legally taking as one's own
- fosterEncourage development of
- godmotherFemale baptismal sponsor
- surrogateOne acting for another
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
Profane emotional utterance
- intensifierSomething that strengthens
- emphasisStress given to something
- curseInvoked harm through words
- swearVow or use profanity
daughter
Female child of parents
parent · siblings · household · home · family tree · lineage · heritage · eldest · youngest · twins
pregnancy
Carrying developing offspring
- birthComing into the world
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
delivery · conception · gestation · womb · prenatal · postpartum · breastfeeding · lactation · midwife · childbearing
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- nurturerOne who fosters development
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
affection · compassion · bonding · love · kindness · support · encouragement · cherish · gentleness · comfort
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
shelter · safety · advocate · champion · watchful · instinct · lioness · mama bear · shield · sacrifice
source
Point of origin
founder · necessity · invention · root · birthplace · cradle · beginning · foundation · progenitor
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
values · morals · traditions · recipes · sayings · proverbs · knowledge · experience · counsel · storytelling
head of household
Family's chief decision-maker
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- elderSenior figure of authority
- housewifeHome-focused married woman
adoptive
Legally taking as one's own
stay-at-home · auntie · nanny · wet nurse
dam
Water-holding barrier
ewe · doe · sow · queen · lioness · nursing · suckling · cub · joey · calf
expletive
Profane emotional utterance
- intensifierSomething that strengthens
- emphasisStress given to something
- curseInvoked harm through words
- familyfather, parents, siblings, parent, son
- family membersfather, sister, brother, son, daughter
- family termsparents, nuclear family, extended family, fathers, single parent
- humanityhuman, human being, humans, people, mankind
- parentinggentle parenting, child, mom, children, kids
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- Mother's DayDay celebrating motherhood
- single motherWoman raising children alone
- Mother RussiaPersonified Russian nation
- your motherOne's female parent
- mother's love
- mother henOverprotective caretaker type
grandmother, motherly, motherhood, mothers, mothering, mother liquor, mother sauce, stepmother, mothered