mother
noun
uk/ˈmʌð.ər/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ/mothernoun(PARENT)
A1[C]
afemaleparent:
母亲；妈妈My mother was 21 when she gotmarried.我母亲结婚时21岁。
All the mothersandfathershad beeninvitedto the end-of-termconcert.所有的父母都被邀请参加期末音乐会。
The littlekittensandtheirmother were allcurledupasleepin the samebasket.小猫咪和它们的妈妈在同一个篮子里蜷曲着睡着了。
[as form of address]formalorold-fashionedMay Iborrowyourcar, Mother?我能借你的车用用吗，妈妈？
your parents
- parentMy parents died when I was young.
- biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
- adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
- motherHave you met my mother?
- fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
- mumUKMy mum and dad go there every year.
- My mothersmiledencouraginglyat me as I went up onstage.
- His mother'sdeathwhen he wasagedsix had a veryprofoundeffecton him.
- Like many mothers, shefeelstornbetween herfamilyand herwork.
- Thesupermarketwasfullof harassed-looking mothers withyoungchildren.
- All the mothers andfathershad beeninvitedto the end-of-termconcert.
Family: relations in general
- anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- father
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- kinship
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling
mothernoun(RELIGIOUS WOMAN)
[C](alsoMother)
thetitleof a woman who is inchargeof, or who has a highrankwithin, aconvent(=houseofreligiouswomen):
（对女修道院院长或较高职位修女的称呼）Mother Theresa特雷莎修女
a mothersuperior女修道院院长
[as form of address]Goodmorning, Mother.早上好，院长。
Religious titles
- beadle
- brother
- eminence
- father
- Fr.
- grace
- lama
- Monsignor
- Msgr
- pandit
- pope
- rev
- Reverend
- right
- saint
- st
- swami
- venerable
- Vicar of Christ
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Religious people: monks & nuns
mothernoun(FOR FOOD)
[CorU](alsomother dough)
amixtureused for makingsourdoughbread, consisting offlourandwaterthat has beenallowedtoferment(= toundergoachemicalprocessof beingbrokendown bybacteriaoryeasts)and has beenkeptfrom apreviousoccasionwhenbreadwas made:
HeadbakerSaci made his mothernearlytwentyyearsago.
Heshowsthem how tomixoldermotherdoughwithfreshnewdoughfor theperfectbalanceofflavour.
[CorU]
asubstanceused for making anyfoodordrinkthat isfermented(= thatundergoesachemicalprocessof beingbrokendown bybacteriaoryeasts), that iskeptfrom apreviousoccasionwhen thefoodordrinkwas made :
The kefir mothergrowsslowlyfrombatchtobatch.
Here's how togrowa kombucha mother.
Organic,unfilteredapplecidervinegaralsocontains"mother",strandsofproteins,enzymesandfriendlybacteriathat give theproductamurkyappearance.
Flour & yeast
- all-purpose flour
- baker's yeast
- besan
- cassava
- cornflour
- farinha
- flour
- floury
- gluten
- graham flour
- meal
- mielie meal
- nooch
- nutritional yeast
- oatmeal
- semolina
- sourdough
- stoneground
- wheatmeal
- wholegrain
mothernoun(SLANG)
[C]very offensivemainlyUS
→motherfucker
不要脸的家伙，混账东西（同 motherfucker）Idioms
atyourmother's knee
the mother of allsomething
mother
verb[T]
oftendisapprovinguk/ˈmʌð.ər/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ/totreatapersonwithgreatkindnessandloveand totrytoprotectthem from anythingdangerousordifficult:
像母亲般照管；溺爱Stop mothering her - she's 40yearsoldand can takecareof herself.别再溺爱她了，她已经40岁了，可以照顾自己了。
Defending and protecting
- anti-bug
- anti-mosquito
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- buffer
- defence
- defend
- harbour
- harm
- have (got)someone'sbackidiom
- hold off
- inoculation
- killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
- shield
- splashproof
- takesomeoneunderyourwingidiom
- watch list
- watchyourbackidiom
- wing
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Treating someone well