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mother noun

  /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ , /ˈmʌðɚ/ , [ˈmɐðə(ɹ)]
  • A female parent, sometimes especially a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
  • (figuratively) A source or origin.
  • Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
moeder

mother verb

  /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ , /ˈmʌðɚ/ , [ˈmɐðə(ɹ)]
  • (transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
bemoederen, koesteren
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