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1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mor; -mor2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) abbedisse2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) være som en mor for- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue* * *1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mor; -mor2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) abbedisse2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) være som en mor for- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue
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mother country — noun The country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland, homeland … Wiktionary
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