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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).
mãe, progenitora
  • (figuratively) A source or origin.
  • Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
  • (dated, when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.
mãe
  • (figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.
cuidadora
  • The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
madre
  • The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
madre, mater
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