Definition of mother

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Mother (n.) A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation..

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Grandaunt :: Grandaunt (n.) The aunt of one's father or mother.
Myrmotherine :: Myrmotherine (a.) Feeding upon ants; -- said of certain birds.
Nuzzle :: Nuzzle (v. t.) To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle..
Stepchild :: Stepchild (n.) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.
Cognati :: Cognati (n. pl.) Relatives by the mother's side.
Smother :: Smother (v. i.) To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder..
Dote :: Dote (v. i.) To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; -- with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child..
Mother :: Mother (v. i.) To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar..
Hellenist :: Hellenist (n.) One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1)..
Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast..
Suffocative :: Suffocation (n.) The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking..
Venter :: Venter (n.) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters..
Godmother :: Godmother (n.) A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See Godfathe.
Cognate :: Cognate (a.) Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side..
Motherwort :: Motherwort (n.) The mugwort. See Mugwort.
Grandam :: Grandam (n.) An old woman; specifically, a grandmother..
Dug :: Dug (n.) A teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother, now that of a cow or other beast..
Smore :: Smore (v. t.) To smother. See Smoor.
Metronymic :: Metronymic (a.) Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- A metronymic appellation..
Smotheriness :: Smotheriness (n.) The quality or state of being smothery.
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