mother

• 指女性家长，即生育或养育孩子的女性。

A noun referring to a female parent or a woman who has given birth to or raised a child.

1. Female parentA1formal

   A woman in relation to her child or children.

   母亲

   • My mother cooks dinner every evening.
   • She became a mother at the age of thirty.
   • The mother held her baby gently.

   同义词mamamatermommommymummummy

2. Origin or sourceB2formal

   Something that gives rise to or originates something else.

   根源

   • Necessity is the mother of invention.
   • The university is considered the mother of modern education.
   • The river is the mother of the valley's fertility.

   同义词fountfountainheadgenesisoriginrootsourcewellspring

3. Religious titleB1formal

   A title used for a woman in a religious order, especially a nun.

   修女

   • Mother Teresa dedicated her life to helping the poor.
   • The Mother Superior led the convent.
   • She was known as Mother Mary in the community.

   同义词abbessmother superiorprioress

• 动词，指以母亲般的方式关心、保护和照料某人，或指生孩子、养育孩子。

A verb used to indicate the act of caring for or protecting someone in a maternal manner, or to give birth to a child.

1. Care for protectivelyB2formal

   To care for or protect someone in a motherly way, often excessively.

   像母亲般照顾

   • She mothered her younger siblings after their parents passed away.
   • He tends to mother his friends when they are sick.
   • The teacher mothered the new students, making sure they felt welcome.

   同义词babycoddlecossetmollycoddlenursenurtureoverprotectpampersmothertendwatch over

   反义词abandondisregardignoreneglect

2. B2formal

   To give birth to a child.

   生育

   • She mothered three children before the age of thirty.
   • The queen mothered a son and heir to the throne.
   • She mothered twins in her early twenties.

   同义词bearbirthbring forthdeliverhave