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♦ mother (1) /ˈmʌðə(r)/n.1 madre; mamma (fam.): to become a mother, diventare madre; working mother, una donna con figli che lavora NOTA D'USO: - ragazza madre-; nursing mother, madre che allatta al seno; ( biblico) madre adottiva; surrogate mother, madre surrogata5 (volg.) ► motherfucker● (fam. spreg.) mother's boy, cocco di mamma □ (zool.) Mother Carey's chicken ( Hydrobates pelagicus), uccello delle tempeste; procellaria □ (relig.) Mother Church, Santa Madre Chiesa □ (psic.) mother complex, complesso di Edipo (o della madre) □ mother country, patria; madrepatria □ mother-craft, puericultura □ Mother's Day, la Festa della Mamma (in GB la quarta domenica di quaresima, in USA la seconda di maggio) □ mother earth, (lett.) la madre terra; (scherz.) la terraferma □ (psic.) mother figure, figura materna □ mother's help, collaboratrice domestica; colf □ Mother Hubbard, Mamma Hubbard ( personaggio di poesie infantili); camicione della nonna □ (geol.) mother lode, filone principale; (fig.) miniera (o fonte) inesauribile □ mother love, amor di madre; amore materno □ mother-naked, nudo nato; come mamma l'ha (o ti ha, ecc.) fatto □ Mother Nature, madre natura □ (relig.) Mother of God, madre di Dio, Madonna □ mother-of-pearl, (sost.) madreperla; (agg.) di madreperla □ (bot.) mother of thousands (o mother of millions), ( Cymbalaria muralis) cimbalaria; ( Bellis perennis) margheritina; pratolina □ (naut.) mother ship, nave appoggio; nave ausiliaria □ a mother-to-be, una futura madre; una donna incinta □ (ling.) mother tongue, lingua madre; madrelingua □ mother wit, buonsenso naturale □ every mother's son, ogni figlio di mamma; ognuno.mother (2) /ˈmʌðə(r)/n.(= mother of vinegar) madre dell'aceto.(to) mother /ˈmʌðə(r)/v. t.2 far da madre a; avere cure materne per (q.); ( anche di animali) allevare ( come un figlio proprio)3 (fig.) coccolare, viziare
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Mother of vinegar — in a cup Mother of vinegar[1] also called Mycoderma aceti (a New Latin expression, from the Greek μὑκης (fungus) plus δἐρμα (skin), and the Latin aceti (of the acid) … Wikipedia
Mother of vinegar — Vinegar Vin e*gar, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L. vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.] 1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother of vinegar — n. [see MOTHER2] a stringy, gummy, slimy substance formed by bacteria (genus Acetobacter) in vinegar or on the surface of fermenting liquids: used as a starter to make vinegar … English World dictionary
mother of vinegar — Etymology: mother (IV) : mother IV 2 * * * mother2. [1595 1605] * * * mother of vinegar, = mother2. (Cf. ↑mother) … Useful english dictionary
mother of vinegar — Date: 1601 a slimy membrane composed of yeast and bacterial cells that develops on the surface of alcoholic liquids undergoing acetous fermentation and is added to wine or cider to produce vinegar called also mother … New Collegiate Dictionary
mother of vinegar — mother2. [1595 1605] * * * … Universalium
mother of vinegar — noun → mother2 …
Vinegar — is a liquid substance consisting mainly of acetic acid and water, the acetic acid being produced through the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.[1]. Commercial vinegar is produced either by fast or slow fermentation processes. Slow… … Wikipedia
Vinegar — Vin e*gar, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L. vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.] 1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vinegar eel — Vinegar Vin e*gar, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L. vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.] 1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vinegar lamp — Vinegar Vin e*gar, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L. vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.] 1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English