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mother (EN)
Navneord, udsagnsord

Navneord “mother”

ental mother, flertal mothers
  1. mor
    Her mother taught her how to cook.
  2. kommende mor
    Expectant mothers should receive proper care.
  3. ophav
    They say that necessity is the mother of invention.
  4. en substans sammensat af bakterier, der dannes under gæring, som i eddike
    She added some mother to start the vinegar fermentation.
  5. moder (henviser til noget, der er det største eller mest ekstreme af sin slags)
    They faced the mother of all storms.
  6. moder (leder af et religiøst samfund)
    Mother Superior led the convent with kindness.
  7. (slang, eufemisme) forkortelse for 'motherfucker'; bruges som en bandeord
    He shouted "Mother!" after stubbing his toe.

udsagnsord “mother”

infinitiv mother; han mothers; datid mothered; kort tillægsf. mothered; gerundium mothering
  1. tage sig af som en mor
    She mothered the orphaned child as if he were her own.
  2. at føde eller opdrage et barn
    She mothered three children while working full-time.
  3. at få til at indeholde moder, det stof der dannes i gærende væsker
    He mothered the cider to make vinegar.