Synonyms for mother
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Matriarch — any elderly woman, especially within a particular community
matriarch, matron, materfamilias rare
2. Grandfather — something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
3. Mom
mom informal US ZA CA, mum UK, mommy US, ma ma, mam informal UK IE, mammy, ma informal US, mater formal, old lady slang
4. Motherfucker
mutha, motherfucker vulgar, mofo vulgar slang
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
- n. 2
Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
Near-synonyms: matron, matriarch
- n. 3
A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
I am visiting my mother any moment.
- n. 4
A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother are conveyed to the fetus.
Related words
- Word family
- motherboard motherchucker motherese motherfluffer motherfouler motherfucker motherfucking motherful
- Phrases
- mother fucker mother wit mother country mother tongue mother language mother of thousands tiger mother mother dough
- Is a kind of
- parent foster guardian relative woman
- Other spellings
- moth-er
Forms
- Plural
- mothers → matriarchs, matrons, materfamiliases, grandfathers…
Example sentences
- matron Skura was a matron at the church.
- matriarch Great-Grandma is the undisputed matriarch of our family.
- mammy Mammy, you are an exploiter!
By length
- 2 letters
- ma1
- 3 letters
- mom1, mum1, dam1, mam1
- 4 letters
- mofo
- 5 letters
- mommy2, mater2, mammy, mutha
- 6 letters
- parent2, matrix2, matron2
- 9 letters
- matriarch3
- 11 letters
- grandfather3
- 12 letters
- motherfucker4
- 13 letters
- materfamilias
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mommy2 = 2 syllables).