Parent vs. Mother

Parentnoun

One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

Parentnoun

A surrogate mother

Parentnoun

A third person who has provided DNA samples in a IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material

Parentnoun

A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.

Parentnoun

(obsolete) A relative.

Parentnoun

The source or origin of something.

Parentnoun

(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.

Parentnoun

(attributive) Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector.

Parentnoun

A parent company.

Parentnoun

(computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.

Parentverb

To act as parent, to raise or rear.

Parentnoun

One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.

Parentnoun

That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice.

Parentnoun

a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

Parentverb

bring up;

Parent

A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is the caretaker of a child (where refers to offspring, not necessarily age).

Mothernoun

A (human) female who has given birth to a baby

Mothernoun

A human female who parents an adopted or fostered child

Mothernoun

A human female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.

Mothernoun

A pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.

Mothernoun

A female parent of an animal.

Mothernoun

(figuratively) A female ancestor.

Mothernoun

(figuratively) A source or origin.

Mothernoun

Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. mother of all.}}

Mothernoun

(when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.

Mothernoun

(figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.

Mothernoun

(figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.

Mothernoun

The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.

Mothernoun

The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.

Mothernoun

(obsolete) Hysterical passion; hysteria.

Mothernoun

A stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.

Mothernoun

Motherfucker.

Mothernoun

A striking example.

Mothernoun

alternative form of moth-er

Motherverb

To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. father]].

Motherverb

(transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

Motherverb

(transitive) To cause to contain that substance which develops in fermenting alcohol and turns it into vinegar.

Motherverb

To develop mother.

Mothernoun

A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.

Mothernoun

That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.

Mothernoun

An old woman or matron.

Mothernoun

The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.

Mothernoun

Hysterical passion; hysteria.

Mothernoun

A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.

Mothernoun

Same as motherfucker.

Mothernoun

A person or thing with some exceptional quality, as great size or power; as, a grizzly stuck his nose in my tent and I grabbed my pistol and shot the mother.

Motheradjective

Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.

Motherverb

To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.

Motherverb

To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.

Mothernoun

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother);

Mothernoun

a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

Mothernoun

a term of address for an elderly woman

Mothernoun

a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation;

Motherverb

care for like a mother;

Motherverb

make children;

Mother

A mother is the female parent of a child. Mothers are women who inhabit or perform the role of bearing some relation to their children, who may or may not be their biological offspring.