Gadit

mother

Definitions (3)
1nounA female parent; a woman who has given birth to a child.
My mother taught me how to cook.
She became a mother at the age of .
Mother's Day is celebrated in May.
2verbTo give birth to; to be the mother of.
She mothered three children.
The cat mothered a litter of kittens.
She mothered her younger siblings after their parents passed away.
3verbTo care for or protect like a mother.
She mothered the young students as if they were her own.
He mothered the injured bird back to health.
The teacher mothered her students during the field trip.
Word Origin
Language
Old English
Original word
mōdor
Originally meant
female parent
Background
The word 'mother' comes from the Old English 'mōdor', which is related to similar words in other Germanic languages, such as 'mutter' in German and 'moder' in Dutch. These all trace back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*méh₂tēr', which means 'mother'.