mother's mother

A day in honor of mothers, which falls on the second Sunday in May in the United States, and on the fourth Sunday of Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday, in the United Kingdom and Ireland

adoptive mother

A woman who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological mother

be mother

To pour out tea for others

Ah, here are the cakes and tea; shall I be mother?.

biological mother

The woman from whom one inherits half of one's DNA and who is the source of one's mitochondrial DNA

birth mother

The woman who gives birth to a child (not necessarily the genetic mother)

co-mother

the relationship of a godmother to the other god-parents, and the legal parents, of a child

co-mother

in polygamy, the relationship between one co-wife and another, in respect to their children

co-mother

in polygamy, a wife of one's father who is not one's mother; that is, co-wife of one's mother

co-mother

in a lesbian couple, the nonbirth mother (partner of the birth mother) of a child, especially one who takes an equal role in mothering the child

co-mother-in-law

The mother of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the mother-in-law of one's son or daughter, or, the mother of one spouse in relation to the parents of the other spouse

in plural The relationship between women whose children marry each other; the mother of the bride vis-à-vis the mother of the groom.

den mother

an adult (female) leader of a Cub Scout den

den mother

a person who plays the role of leader or protector of a group

As the head of the boarding school, he serves as den mother for all the new students.

foster mother

An female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care

megaspore mother cell

A cell that forms four megaspores by meiosis; a megasporocyte

mother

A female parent of an animal

The lioness was a mother of four cubs.

mother

A female ancestor

mother

To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture

mother

A title of respect for one's mother-in-law

Mother Smith, meet my cousin, Doug Jones.

mother

Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community

mother

A source or origin, viewed affectionately

The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages.

mother

Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind

The great duel, the mother of all battles has begun. — Saddam Hussein.

mother

Any person or entity which performs mothering

A (human) female who (a) parents a child or (b) gives birth to a baby. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be (c)

The antiabortion iconography in the last decade featured the fetus but never the mother.

mother country

The country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland, homeland

mother fuckers

plural form of mother fucker

mother goddess

A goddess, often portrayed as the Earth Mother, who serves as a general fertility deity, the bountiful embodiment of the earth

mother hen

An outspoken and overprotective woman dealing with others' affairs

mother hen

A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks

mother hens

plural form of mother hen

mother lode

A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend

Undeterred, reasoning from the coarseness of the gold that it had not traveled far, they had set out in search of the mother lode.

mother lode

Any source of valuable or useful material

It is also letting them probe the genomes of other organisms for DNA that could turn out to be a mother lode for medicine.

mother of all

Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of its kind

Five mail-order ice creams. Four pregnant women. Welcome to the mother of all taste tests.

mother sauce

A basic sauce from which many further sauces can be derived by making minor changes or additions to the ingredients

mother sauces

plural form of mother sauce

mother ship

A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it

mother ships

plural form of mother ship

mother superior

a nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess

mother tongue

The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language

mother tongue

The language spoken by one’s ancestors

mother tongues

plural form of mother tongue

mother's milk

breast milk

mother-goddess

Attributive form of mother goddess

mother-goddess worship.

mother-in-law

One’s spouse’s mother

mother-in-law

A mother-in-law apartment

mother-in-law apartment

A small apartment attached to or carved out of a nominally single-family house, ostensibly intended for occupancy by a mother-in-law or other relative, but potentially also rented out to a stranger

mother-in-law style

Linguistic or anthropological term for the style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (ie. wife's mother). Depending on the particular people this can go so as far as an entirely separate vocabulary of words. (Reference: Macquarie Aboriginal Words, Macquarie University, 1994, paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, introduction.)

mother-lode

Alternative form of mother lode

mother-of-pearl

The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre

mother-of-pearl

Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly

mother-to-be

A pregnant woman, especially one expecting her first child

my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins

A mnemonic used to remember the order and names of the nine planets of the solar system

necessity is the mother of innovation

Alternative form of necessity is the mother of invention

necessity is the mother of invention

A person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it

queen mother

A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch

she could be his mother

One could be someone's parent, said of a woman older than a man

single mother

A woman raising a child on her own without a husband or partner

stage mother

the mother of a child actor

surrogate mother

A woman who gives birth to a child not her own, with the intent to give that child up to at least one of the biological parents once it is born

sweet Mary mother of God

Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics

sweet mother of Jesus

Used to express surprise, disappointment or anger

who's 'she', the cat's mother?

A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate

- Mother is making tea in the kitchen.

you kiss your mother with that mouth

Used to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar

You kiss your mother with that mouth? mocked the man-who-was-ten. Matthew replied, No, but I kiss yours!.

mother tongue

{i} native language

French is her native language. - French is her mother tongue.

What's your native language? - What is your mother tongue?

mother of mercy

(Nükleer Mühendislik) Christians belive that Mary is Mother of Mercy because her Son, Jesus Christ, was sent by the Father as the revelation of God's mercy

mother of mercy