mother synonyms

mother

n.

  1. A female parent

    parent, ancestress, matriarch, mamma, dam, materfamilias, mater, mama*, mammy*, motherkin*, mum*, mummy*, ma*, mom*, mommy*, muzzer*, maw*; see also parent, relative.

  2. A matron

    superintendent, mother superior, housemother; see administrator.

  3. The source

    fountainhead, font, beginning; see origin 2.

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