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The correct spelling is mother.
How to pronounce mother
/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Mot-her
The correct spelling is mother. A (human) female who has given birth to a baby For example: "He had something of his mother in him."
Usage Examples
“He had something of his mother in him.”
“Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus.”
“The lioness was a mother of four cubs.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A (human) female who has given birth to a baby
- 2.A human female who parents an adopted or fostered child
- 3.A human female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- 4.A pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.
- 5.A female parent of an animal.
verb
- 1.To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.)
- 2.To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
- 3.To cause to contain mother.
- 4.(of an alcohol) To develop mother.
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