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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
mother
/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/
noun1 of 2
a female who has a child or children
- “A home without a mother is a sad, sad place.”Tatoeba
- “An uncle is the brother of your father or mother.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.)
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)