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mother in Arabic

أُمّ ʔumm

/ˈmʌð.ə//ˈmʌðɚ/

mother in Arabic: أُمّ (ʔumm), وَالِدَة (wālida), مَامَا (māmā), ماما (mama). In English, mother means a female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).

Arabic words for mother

female (human) who gives birth to or parents a child
أُمّ ʔumm, وَالِدَة wālida, مَامَا māmā, ماما mama, أم ʔom, والدة walda

English meaning of mother

  1. noun A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
  2. noun A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
  3. noun A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
  4. noun A female ancestor.

Full definition of mother

mother in a sentence

  • I am visiting my mother any moment.
  • The lioness was a mother of four cubs.
  • My sister-in-law has just become a mother for the first time.

Synonyms of mother

All synonyms of mother

mother in other languages

Questions about mother in Arabic

What is the meaning of mother in Arabic?
Mother in Arabic is أُمّ (ʔumm), وَالِدَة (wālida), مَامَا (māmā), ماما (mama).
ما معنى كلمة mother؟
Mother: أُمّ (ʔumm), وَالِدَة (wālida), مَامَا (māmā), ماما (mama).
What does mother mean in English?
Mother means a female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).

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