mother
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
the mother of three children
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Sense 2 verb
care for like a mother
She fusses over her husband
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Sense 3 noun
a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
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Sense 4 verb
make children
Abraham begot Isaac
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Sense 5 noun
a term of address for an elderly woman
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Sense 6 noun
a term of address for a mother superior
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Sense 7 noun
a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
necessity is the mother of invention
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | father |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | motherhood |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sire |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mother |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | motherly |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | parent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mummy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mater |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mother-in-law |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | primipara |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | puerpera |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quadripara |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quintipara |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supermom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surrogate mother |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Virgin Mary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bustle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mother |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | give care |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | yeast |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | multiplication |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sire |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | genesis |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | generation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | father |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | forefather |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mother |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | procreative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | create |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | old woman |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | abbess |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | inspiration |