mother (EN)

noun, verb

noun “mother”

1. a woman who is a parent; a female who has given birth to or raised a child
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   Her mother taught her how to cook.
2. a woman who is pregnant
   Expectant mothers should receive proper care.
3. a source or origin of something
   They say that necessity is the mother of invention.
4. a substance composed of bacteria that forms during fermentation, as in vinegar
   She added some mother to start the vinegar fermentation.
5. something that is the biggest or most extreme of its kind
   They faced the mother of all storms.
6. a woman who leads a religious community, such as an abbess
   Mother Superior led the convent with kindness.
7. (slang, euphemism) short for 'motherfucker'; used as an expletive
   He shouted "Mother!" after stubbing his toe.

verb “mother”

1. to care for or protect someone as a mother would
   She mothered the orphaned child as if he were her own.
2. to give birth to or bring up a child
   She mothered three children while working full-time.
3. to cause to contain mother, the substance that forms in fermenting liquids
   He mothered the cider to make vinegar.