mother
A woman who has a child or children she gave birth to.
A woman in relation to her child or children, especially one who has given birth to them.
A woman who takes care of and raises a child, even if she did not give birth to the child.
A woman who fulfills the role of parent to a child, even if she is not the biological parent.
The place or thing where something first comes from.
Something regarded as the source or origin of another thing.
To take care of someone like a mother does.
To give maternal care or attention to someone.
- Base: mother
- Plural: mothers
- Base: mother
- 3rd Person Singular: mothers
- Present Participle: mothering
- Past: mothered
mother tongue
1person's first language learned at home
The first language you learn when you are a baby.
- Spanish is my mother tongue, but I also speak English.
- His mother tongue influences how he pronounces English words.
single mother
1woman raising child alone
A woman who takes care of her child or children without a husband or partner living with her.
- She is a single mother with two jobs.
- Being a single mother can be challenging but rewarding.
like mother, like daughter
1daughters are similar to mothers
Daughters are often like their mothers in looks or ways of acting.
- She loves gardening just like her mom—like mother, like daughter.
- She loves baking just like her mom—like mother, like daughter.
- They both have the same laugh—like mother, like daughter.
- They both have the same laugh; like mother, like daughter.
necessity is the mother of invention
1need makes people inventive
When people really need something, they find new and clever ways to get it or solve the problem.
- During the blackout, we cooked on a small gas stove—necessity is the mother of invention.
- When our car broke down in the desert, we used tape and rope to fix it—necessity is the mother of invention.
- He built a simple cooling system from old parts—necessity is the mother of invention.
- They built a shelter from scraps. Necessity is the mother of invention.
- During the pandemic, many businesses moved online, proving that necessity is the mother of invention.
- Many medical advances show that necessity is the mother of invention.
- He built his own heating system from old parts, saying that necessity is the mother of invention.
necessity is the mother of invention
4need produces new ideas
people often invent things because they really need a solution to a problem
- When the power went out, they cooked dinner over a camping stove—necessity is the mother of invention.
- During the crisis, small businesses found creative ways to survive; necessity is the mother of invention.
- She built the tool because nothing else worked, proving that necessity is the mother of invention.
- I made my own desk from old wood because necessity is the mother of invention.
- They created a new delivery system during the pandemic; necessity is the mother of invention.