Mother synonyms

mama

A wife.

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ma

A common surname of East Asian derivation.

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mammy

(US, historical) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children.

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mom

(Informal) One's mother

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mum

The definition of a mum is a strong beer, a shorter way of referencing the flower chrysanthemum or a British term for mother.

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mamma

(Meteorology) an accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera

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mummy

Any dead body that has been naturally well preserved

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mother-superior

A woman who is the head of a religious establishment

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origin (related)

Origin is the start, center or beginning of something or the place where a person comes from.

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mommy

(Chiefly used by young children) One's mother

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parent

The definition of a parent is a mother or father.

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materfamilias

The female head of a household

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muzzer

A female parent

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generatrix

(Math.) A point, line, or plane whose motion generates a curve, plane, or figure

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maw

The opening into something felt to be insatiable:

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father (antonym)

(Christianity) God, the father of Creation

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fountain

(Originally) A spring, natural source of water.

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progenitor

The definition of a progenitor is a direct ancestor, or source from which something develops.

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mater

(Biology) Someone or something that mates.

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matroclinic

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source

The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

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maternal

(Anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.

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matrilateral

Related through one's maternal side

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ancestress

Female ancestor

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start (related)

An act of beginning; an initial effort:

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dam

The definition of a dam is something that holds back water, or the body of water that is being held.

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matrilinear

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maternalistic

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matroclinous

Having inherited characteristics that more closely resemble the female parent than the male parent.

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wellspring

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matriarchal

Governed by females, rather than by males.

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motherkin

A female parent

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relative (related)

(Grammar) A relative pronoun.

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ancestor

Anything regarded as a precursor or forerunner of a later thing

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precede (related)

precede (plural precedes) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

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matroclinal

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matron

The definition of a matron is a women who is usually middle-aged and married, or a female who is in charge in an institution.

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well

Well is a wish of good fortune.

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kin (related)

Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.

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superintendent

Superintendent is defined as a person in charge of a department or institution, or a person such as a custodian who is responsible for the maintenance of a building.

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antecedent

An ancestor.

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predecessor

A thing followed or replaced by another thing, as in use

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fountainhead

A spring that is the source of a river

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generate

To produce in great quantities

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font

In phototypesetting, a set of patterns forming glyphs of any size, or the film they are stored on.

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foster

Foster is defined as to promote or encourage or to raise a child who is not one's biological or adoptive child.

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spring

Elasticity; resilience:

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beginning

The first part:

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matripotestal

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nurse

To tend the sick, injured, etc. as a nurse

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genetrix

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get

To receive.

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bring forth

To create, generate, bring into existence.

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overprotect

To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle

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nurturer

A person who nurtures.

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female parent

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

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engender

To bring into existence; give rise to:

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provenance

(Archaeology) The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object. See Usage note below.

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fuss

To bustle about or worry, esp. over trifles

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rootstock

(Agriculture) A healthy plant that is used as the base for grafting a scion

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foremother

A female ancestor

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administrator (related)

(Computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network

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forebear

The definition of a forebear is a person's ancestor.

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matriarch

A highly respected woman who is a mother.

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nurture

Nurture is defined as to feed, train or help develop someone or something.

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derivation

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

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root

The close ties one has with some place or people as through birth, upbringing, long and sympathetic association, etc.

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ascendant

Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.

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forefather

Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

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fount

(Old Poet.) A fountain or spring

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beget

To bring into being; produce

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sire

To be the biological father of (a child).

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son (related)

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housemother

A woman employed as a houseparent.

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provenience

Origin; derivation

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wife (related)

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brother (related)

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stepfather (related)

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grandmother (related)

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daughter (related)

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husband (related)

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sister (related)

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niece (related)

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aunt (related)

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granddaughter (related)

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sister-in-law (related)

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mother-in-law (related)

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widow (related)

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