Word.ws English Dictionary

mother meaning in Tamil

தாய் tāy

/ˈmʌð.ə//ˈmʌðɚ/

mother in Tamil: தாய் (tāy), அம்மா (ammā), அன்னை (aṉṉai), யாய் (yāy). 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).

Tamil words for mother

female parent of an animal
தாய் tāy
female (human) who gives birth to or parents a child
அம்மா ammā, தாய் tāy, அன்னை aṉṉai, யாய் yāy, ஆய் āy
any elderly woman
அம்மா ammā
any person or entity which performs mothering
தாய் tāy

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of mother in Tamil?
Mother in Tamil is தாய் (tāy), அம்மா (ammā), அன்னை (aṉṉai), யாய் (yāy).
mother என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Mother: தாய் (tāy), அம்மா (ammā), அன்னை (aṉṉai), யாய் (yāy).
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).

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mother (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-uk-mother.ogg, en-us-mother.ogg, en-au-mother.ogg.

Cite this page: “mother meaning in Tamil.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tamil/mother. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.