mother
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Sense: Noun: female parent
Synonyms:
female parent, mom Collocations , mamma , mama , mommy , ma , mammy , mummy Collocations , mum Collocations , mam , mater , materfamilias, matriarch, adoptive mother, foster mother, mother-in-law, stepmother Collocations, expectant mother
Sense: Noun: matron
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Sense: Noun: cause
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cause Collocations, fountainhead, font Collocations, fountain Collocations, origin Collocations, source Collocations, reason Collocations, reason for, reason behind, alpha, beginning Collocations, start Collocations, wellspring
Sense: Noun: greatest or most extreme example - usually followed by 'of a', slang
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ultimate Collocations, monster Collocations , greatest Collocations, biggest, largest, extreme Collocations, most extreme, greatest of all
Sense: Verb: give birth to
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Sense: Verb: nurture
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nurture Collocations, raise Collocations, tend Collocations, protect Collocations, provide for, care for, spoon-feed, rear Collocations, nurse Collocations, look after, look out for
Sense: Verb: spoil
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spoil Collocations, pamper Collocations, indulge, coddle, cosset, cherish Collocations, fuss over, mollycoddle
Sense: Adjective: native or original
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