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Mother (Noun)

A term of address for a mother superior.

Nouns denoting people.

A condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention".

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

A woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children".

Nouns denoting people.

She is a loving mother to her two young sons and a daughter.
Her mother passed away when she was just a teenager.
The mother of three children had a very busy household to manage.
She turned to her mother for advice on how to care for her newborn baby.
After the accident, the doctor told the mother that her child was going to be okay.

A stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar.

Nouns denoting substances.

The mother of vinegar floated to the surface of the barrel, a gelatinous raft of bacteria and yeast cells.
She carefully strained the vinegar to separate it from the mother, which would be reused to ferment the next batch.
After a few weeks, the liquid had developed a healthy mother, indicating that the fermentation process was underway.
To make traditional balsamic vinegar, the vintner would transfer the mother to a new barrel of wine to begin the aging process.
The cloudy appearance of the apple cider vinegar was due to the presence of the mother, a sign of its authenticity and quality.

A term of address for an elderly woman.

Nouns denoting people.