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mother (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “mother”

singular mother, plural mothers
  1. mamma
    Her mother taught her how to cook.
  2. blivande mamma
    Expectant mothers should receive proper care.
  3. ursprung
    They say that necessity is the mother of invention.
  4. en substans bestående av bakterier som bildas under jäsning, som i vinäger
    She added some mother to start the vinegar fermentation.
  5. moder (något som är det största eller mest extrema av sitt slag)
    They faced the mother of all storms.
  6. moder (i en religiös gemenskap)
    Mother Superior led the convent with kindness.
  7. (slang, eufemism) kort för 'motherfucker'; används som ett svärord
    He shouted "Mother!" after stubbing his toe.

verb “mother”

infinitiv mother; han mothers; preteritum mothered; supinum mothered; gerundium mothering
  1. vårda
    She mothered the orphaned child as if he were her own.
  2. att föda eller uppfostra ett barn
    She mothered three children while working full-time.
  3. att få att innehålla moder, ämnet som bildas i jästa vätskor
    He mothered the cider to make vinegar.