Analysis Complete

mother

/ mother /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
"necessity is the mother of invention"
Type of:
inspiration
noun Sense 2
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
"the mother of three children"
Opposites:
father male parent begetter
Type of:
parent
Kinds of:
ma mama mamma mom momma
Derived:
beget get engender father sire
noun Sense 3
a term of address for an elderly woman
Type of:
old woman
noun Sense 4
a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
Type of:
yeast barm
verb Sense 5
care for like a mother
"She fusses over her husband"
Type of:
care give care
Derived:
bustle hustle flurry ado fuss
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
make children
"Abraham begot Isaac"
"Men often father children but don''t recognize them"
Type of:
make create
Derived:
generation genesis multiplication propagation sire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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inspiration parent ma mama mamma mom momma father male parent begetter old woman yeast