mother

1. n. A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child. Source: opted

2. n. That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix. Source: opted

3. n. An old woman or matron. Source: opted

4. n. The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc. Source: opted

5. n. Hysterical passion; hysteria. Source: opted

6. a. 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. Source: opted

7. v. t. To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to. Source: opted

8. n. 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. Source: opted

9. v. i. To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar. Source: opted

10. n. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) Source: wordnet

11. n. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar Source: wordnet

12. n. a term of address for an elderly woman Source: wordnet

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