mother
n
1 female parent of a child or animal 母親; 媽媽
My mother died when I was 6. 我6歲時(shí)母親去世了.
the relationship between mother and baby 母嬰之間的關(guān)系
How are you, Mother? 媽媽, 您好嗎?
an expectant (ie a pregnant) mother 孕婦
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
Look how the mother chimpanzee cares for her young. 瞧, 母黑猩猩多愛(ài)護(hù)小仔兒啊. =>App 8 見(jiàn)附錄8.
2 (way of addressing the) head of a female religious community 女子宗教團(tuán)體的主持人或?qū)ζ渲Q呼
Pray for me, Mother. 教母, 請(qǐng)為我祈禱吧.
3 (way of addressing an old woman) (對(duì)年長(zhǎng)婦女的稱呼)大媽, 大娘.
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) necessity is the mother of invention => necessity. old enough to be sb's father/mother => old. mother, v [Tn]
1 care for (sb/sth) as a mother does; rear 像母親般關(guān)懷或照管(某人[某事物]); 養(yǎng)育
piglets mothered by a sow 由一母豬照料的豬仔. 2treat (sb) with too much protection or care 溺愛(ài)(某人); 對(duì)(某人)過(guò)分愛(ài)護(hù)
He likes being mothered by his landlady. 他喜歡女房東無(wú)微不至地照顧他. `Mothering Sunday (also `Mother's Day) the fourth Sunday in Lent, when mothers traditionally receive gifts and cards from their children 母親節(jié).