n.[C]

1. 母亲；妈妈
   She is a mother of five children.

   她是有五个孩子的母亲。

2. 起源，根由[the S][（+of）]
   Necessity is the mother of invention.

   需要乃发明之母。

3. （男子对年长妇女的称呼语）大娘，大妈
4. （常大写）女修道院院长

vt.

1. 像母亲一般地照料；对……过分照顾
   Mrs. Green mothered the lost children.

   格林太太慈母般照料那几个走失的孩子。

2. 生下；产生出

n.

1. a woman in relation to her child or children.
   ▸a female animal in relation to its offspring.
2. (Mother) (especially as a title or form of address) the head of a female religious community.
3. informal an extreme example or very large specimen:
   the mother of all traffic jams.
4. vulgar slang, chiefly N. Amer. short for motherfucker.

v.

1. bring up (a child) with care and affection.
2. look after kindly and protectively.
3. dated give birth to.