English	日本語
mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌðɚ/ source or origin	元
mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌðɚ/ female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant	お母さん 母 お袋 ママ
mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌðɚ/ one’s female parent	お母さん 母
mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌðɚ/ something that is the greatest of its kind	最大の 最悪の 最高の
mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌðɚ/ to treat as a mother would be expected to	母のように世話する 甘やかす
mother tongue one's native tongue	母語 母国語 自国語
mother-to-be pregnant woman	妊婦 孕婦
mother ship vessel that serves a smaller vessel	母艦
mother-in-law /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɑː/, /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/ spouse’s mother	姑 義母
mother-of-pearl pearly layer	真珠層 真珠母
Mother's Day a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day	母の日 マザーズデー
queen mother widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch	王太后 皇太后
necessity is the mother of invention a person in need will find a way	必要は発明の母
surrogate mother woman who gives birth to a child not her own	代理母
single mother a woman raising a child on her own	シングルマザー
foster mother an adult female who cares for a foster child	養母
adoptive mother woman who has adopted a child	養母
Mother Teresa nun	マザー·テレサ
good wife wise mother	良妻賢母