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Noun
S:
(n)
mother
,
female parent
(a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother))
"the mother of three children"
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
has instance
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
antonym
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
mother
(a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
mother
(a term of address for an elderly woman)
S:
(n)
mother
(a term of address for a mother superior)
S:
(n)
mother
(a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation)
"necessity is the mother of invention"
Verb
S:
(v)
mother
,
fuss
,
overprotect
(care for like a mother)
"She fusses over her husband"
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
beget
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get
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engender
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father
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mother
,
sire
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generate
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bring forth
(make (offspring) by reproduction)
"Abraham begot Isaac"; "John fathered four daughters"