mother
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈmʌðə(r)/US /ˈmʌðər/
Meaning
noun
a female parent of a child or animal; a person who is acting as a mother to a child
“I want to buy a present for my mother and father.”
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“My biological mother was a young, unwed graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption.”
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