mother
gb/mˈʌðɚ/ us/mˈʌðɚ/
A1
英語
~ 400
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A1
entity
1
female parent of a child
A woman who has a child or children she gave birth to.
用法パターン：
[someone]'s mother
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'mother' with 'mom' or 'mum' without realizing that 'mother' is more formal or neutral, while the others are more informal or regional.
類義語
mom (Informal and especially common in American English; same core meaning.)
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parent (Gender-neutral term; not specific to female.)
対義語
father (Male parent; opposite gender role in the family.)
コロケーション
single mother
|working mother
|mother and child
|mother figure
|expectant mother
テーマ
family
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例文
- My mother taught me how to cook.
- She is a proud mother of three children.
- His mother lives in another city now.
- The mother hugged her daughter tightly before school.
- I called my mother to share the good news.
学習者向け例文
- My mother is very kind.
- Her mother works in a school.
- I live with my mother and father.
- His mother is at home now.
- The baby is with its mother.
名詞
B1
entity
2
female caregiver of a child
A woman who takes care of and raises a child, even if she did not give birth to the child.
用法パターン：
[someone]'s mother
類義語
guardian (Someone legally responsible for a child; not necessarily parental role in daily life.)
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caretaker (Focuses on providing care rather than familial relationship.)
対義語
childless woman (A woman without children under her care.)
コロケーション
adoptive mother
|foster mother
|stepmother
|mother figure
テーマ
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例文
- She became his mother through adoption.
- My foster mother was very supportive.
- His stepmother treated him like her own son.
- The children see her as a mother figure.
- Even though she didn't give birth to me, she is my mother.
学習者向け例文
- My stepmother is very nice.
- She is my foster mother.
- He lives with his adoptive mother.
- She is like a mother to me.
- Her stepmother helps her with homework.
名詞
literary
B2
entity
3
origin or source of something
The place or thing where something first comes from.
用法パターン：
the mother of [something]
類義語
source (Neutral, non-figurative term for origin.)
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origin (Refers directly to where something began.)
対義語
result (Something produced by a cause rather than being the cause itself.)
コロケーション
mother of invention
|mother tongue
テーマ
metaphor
|origin
|core_vocabulary
例文
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
- Athens is often called the mother of democracy.
- The river is the mother of life for the region.
- Curiosity is the mother of learning.
学習者向け例文
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
- The Nile is the mother of life for Egypt.
- Curiosity is the mother of knowledge.
動詞
B2
action
4
care for like a parent
To take care of someone like a mother does.
用法パターン：
to mother [someone]
類義語
nurture (Emphasizes supporting growth and development, not always maternal.)
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care for (General phrase for looking after someone; not specifically maternal.)
対義語
neglect (Failing to provide necessary care or attention.)
コロケーション
mothering skills
|to mother a child
テーマ
caregiving
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例文
- She devoted her life to mothering abandoned animals.
- He felt smothered by her constant need to mother him.
- She has been mothering her younger siblings since their parents died.
- The nurse tried to mother the injured boy until his parents arrived.
学習者向け例文
- She mothers her little brother every day.
- The teacher mothers the students on the trip.
- She mothers her cat like it is her baby.
文法
辞書形
mother
IPA
GB/mˈʌðɚ/
US/mˈʌðɚ/
音節・強勢
moth - er （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (moth)
活用形
Noun
- Base: mother
- Plural: mothers
Verb
- Base: mother
- 3rd Person Singular: mothers
- Present Participle: mothering
- Past: mothered
関連語
Forms
mothers
noun
mothering
verb
mothered
verb
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
motherless
adjective
表現
mother tongue
1/mˈʌðɚ tˈʌŋ/
fixed phrase
person's first language learned at home
The first language you learn when you are a baby.
例文
- Spanish is my mother tongue, but I also speak English.
- His mother tongue influences how he pronounces English words.
single mother
1/sˈɪŋɡəl mˈʌðɚ/
fixed phrase
woman raising child alone
A woman who takes care of her child or children without a husband or partner living with her.
例文
- She is a single mother with two jobs.
- Being a single mother can be challenging but rewarding.
like mother, like daughter
1/lˈaɪk mˈʌðɚ | lˈaɪk dˈɔtɚ/
idiom
daughters are similar to mothers
Daughters are often like their mothers in looks or ways of acting.
例文
- 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
1/nəsˈɛsɪti ˈɪz ðə mˈʌðɚ əv ɪnvˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
need makes people inventive
When people really need something, they find new and clever ways to get it or solve the problem.
例文
- 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
4/nəsˈɛsɪti ˈɪz ðə mˈʌðɚ əv ɪnvˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
need produces new ideas
people often invent things because they really need a solution to a problem
例文
- 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.