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mother (EN)
samostalnik, glagol

samostalnik “mother”

ednina mother, množina mothers
  1. mati
    Her mother taught her how to cook.
  2. nosečnica
    Expectant mothers should receive proper care.
  3. izvor
    They say that necessity is the mother of invention.
  4. snov, sestavljena iz bakterij, ki nastane med fermentacijo, kot pri kisu
    She added some mother to start the vinegar fermentation.
  5. mati (nekaj, kar je največje ali najbolj ekstremno v svoji vrsti)
    They faced the mother of all storms.
  6. mati (v samostanu)
    Mother Superior led the convent with kindness.
  7. (slang, evfemizem) okrajšava za 'jebač'; uporablja se kot kletvica
    He shouted "Mother!" after stubbing his toe.

glagol “mother”

nedoločnik mother; on mothers; preteklik mothered; deležnik preteklik mothered; gerundij mothering
  1. materinsko skrbeti
    She mothered the orphaned child as if he were her own.
  2. roditi ali vzgajati otroka
    She mothered three children while working full-time.
  3. povzročiti, da vsebuje mater, snov, ki nastane v fermentiranih tekočinah
    He mothered the cider to make vinegar.