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| abalone |
a large edible marine snail, the shell of which is lined with mother-of-pearl. |
| abort |
to cause (a fetus) to be expelled before it is able to survive outside the mother. [1/6 definitions] |
| appositive |
in grammar, a word, phrase, or clause that functions as a noun and is placed, without a conjunction, immediately after a noun or noun equivalent that refers to the same person, place, or thing, such as "a devoted scholar" in "my mother, a devoted scholar". [1/2 definitions] |
| aunt |
the sister of one's mother or father. [1/2 definitions] |
| brood |
a group of young birds or other animals hatched or born at the same time to one mother. [1/7 definitions] |
| Cassiopeia |
in Greek mythology, the vain wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda. [1/2 definitions] |
| Devi |
a Hindu mother goddess. [1/2 definitions] |
| earth mother |
(informal) a woman who tends to mother those who are not her children (often used disparagingly). [1/2 definitions] |
| Electra |
in Greek mythology, a princess who convinced her brother to kill their mother and their mother's lover. |
| grandparent |
the father or mother of one's parent. |
| great-grandfather |
the grandfather of a person's mother or father. |
| great-grandmother |
the grandmother of a person's mother or father. |
| Hagar |
according to the Old Testament, Abraham's concubine and the mother of Ishmael. |
| Holy Mother |
Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. |
| Ishmael |
according to the Old Testament, an illegitimate son of Abraham who was sent into exile with his mother Hagar and who is venerated by Arabs of Islam as their ancestor. |
| Joseph |
according to the New Testament, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. [1/2 definitions] |
| litter |
a group of young animals, such as puppies, born to one mother on a single occasion. [1/11 definitions] |
| ma |
(informal) mother. |
| Madonna |
the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, or a statue or painting representing her (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| madre |
(Spanish) mother. |
| mama |
(informal) mother. |
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