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motherer

motherer is the agent noun of mother.

Meaning of mother

Noun

mother (plural mothers)

  1. A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
    • I am visiting my mother any moment.
  2. A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
    • Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus.
  3. A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
    Synonyms:
    biological mother
  4. (figuratively) A female ancestor.
    • And Adã called his wyfe Heua⸝ becauſe ſhe was the mother of all that lyveth1530 January 27 (Gregorian calendar), W[illiam] T[yndale], transl., [The Pentateuch] (Tyndale Bible), Malborow [Marburg], Hesse: […] Hans Luft [actually Antwerp: Johan Hoochstraten], →OCLC, Genesis...
  5. (figuratively) A source or origin.
    • Near-synonym: matrix
    Synonyms:
    matrix
  6. Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
    • Near-synonym: Big One

See all 27 meanings of mother

Forms of motherer

pluralmotherers

Origin of motherer

From mother + -er.

Questions about motherer

What is motherer the agent noun of?
Motherer is the agent noun of mother.

Words near motherer in the dictionary

  1. mothered
  2. mothered up
  3. mothereffer
  4. mothereffers
  5. mothereffing
  6. motherer
  7. motherers
  8. motherese
  9. motherf****r
  10. motherf****rs
  11. motherf**ker

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