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• like a mother hawk — See watch over like a mother hawk …   English idioms

• watch over like a mother hawk — watch carefully and protect, keep an eye on    She s a good babysitter. She watches over Katia like a mother hawk! …   English idioms

• Like Water for Chocolate —   …   Wikipedia

• mother — moth|er1 W1S1 [ˈmʌðə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: modor] 1.) a female parent of a child or animal ▪ His mother and father are both doctors. mother of two/three etc (=mother of two/three etc children) ▪ Janet is a full time teacher and a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mother — mother1 motherless, adj. motherlessness, n. /mudh euhr/, n. 1. a female parent. 2. (often cap.) one s female parent. 3. a mother in law, stepmother, or adoptive mother. 4. a term of address for a female parent or a woman having or regarded as… …   Universalium

• mother — I moth•er [[t]ˈmʌð ər[/t]] n. 1) a female who has borne offspring; female parent 2) (often cap.) one s own mother 3) a mother in law, stepmother, adoptive mother, or foster mother 4) a woman looked upon as a mother, or exercising authority like… …   From formal English to slang

• mother — n. 1) an expectant; nursing; surrogate; unwed; welfare; working mother 2) a foster mother; stepmother 3) a mother to (she was like a mother to them) 4) (misc.) a den mother; a mother superior * * * [ mʌðə] a mother superior nursing stepmother… …   Combinatory dictionary

• mother — I UK [ˈmʌðə(r)] / US [ˈmʌðər] noun [countable] Word forms mother : singular mother plural mothers *** 1) a) your female parent. People often call their mother Mum or, especially if they are children, Mummy. In the past, people called their mother …   English dictionary

• mother — moth|er1 [ mʌðər ] noun *** 1. ) count your female parent. People sometimes call their mother Mom or, especially if they are children, Mommy.: My mother and father live in Rome. an expectant mother (=a pregnant woman) She is like a mother to me ( …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Mother Goose — This article is about the fairy tale character. For other uses, see Mother Goose (disambiguation). A page from a late 17th century handwritten and illustrated version of Charles Perrault s Contes de ma mère l Oye, depicting Puss in Boots The… …   Wikipedia

• mother — 1 noun (C) 1 PARENT a female parent of a child or animal: His mother and father are both doctors. | Can I borrow your car please, Mother? | mother hen/cat/dog etc (=an animal that is a mother) 2 be (like) a mother to to care for someone as if you …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English