| earth mother |
(sometimes caps.) the planet earth conceived of as the source of all life. [2 definitions] |
| Holy Mother |
Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. |
| Mother Carey's chicken |
any of various small marine birds, esp. the storm petrel. |
| mother country |
one's native land. |
| Mother Goose |
the imaginary author of a collection of eighteenth-century English nursery rhymes. |
| Mother Hubbard |
a character in an eighteenth-century English nursery rhyme. [2 definitions] |
| mother lode |
the largest or richest vein of ore in a particular region. |
| Mother Nature |
a personification of the force or principle that seems to regulate the physical universe. |
| mother of vinegar |
see "mother2." |
| mother superior |
(often caps.) the head of a Christian religious order for women. |
| mother tongue |
one's first or native language. [2 definitions] |
| mother wit |
inborn or natural intelligence or common sense. |
| mother-in-law |
the mother of a person's husband or wife. |
| mother-of-pearl |
the glossy hard iridescent substance that forms the inner surface of some shells and is commonly used in jewelry and inlaid decoration. |
| queen mother |
a queen dowager who is the mother of a reigning king or queen. |