See Also: Mother's Day(dictionary)
mother(4)(dictionary)
mother(3)(dictionary)
mother(2)(dictionary)
mother(1)(dictionary)
Age of mother(health)
mother-in-law(dictionary)
mother's boy(dictionary)
mother yaw(medicine)
eel-mother(medicine)

mother(3) (iou)



mother verb1. M16.
[from MOTHER noun1.]
verb trans. Be or become the mother of, give birth to; fig. be the source of, give rise to. M16.
Scientific American Through normal birth, she has just mothered a normal, contented baby.
verb trans. Foll. by on, upon: attribute the maternity of (a child) to; fig. attribute the authorship of (a work) to; ascribe the origin of (something) to. M16.
Blackwood's Magazine Many venerable repartees were mothered on her.
verb trans. Appear as, or acknowledge oneself as, the mother or source of. E17.
verb trans. Take care of or protect as a mother; behave in a motherly way towards. M19.
G. Bourne If he is wakeful, mother him for a short time.
a. verb trans. Find a mother for (a lamb or calf); pick out from a flock the mother of (a particular lamb). Also foll. by up. M19.
b. verb intrans. Of a lamb or calf: attach itself to a ewe or cow as mother. Also foll. by up. M20.
motherer noun (rare) L19.