1 the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a convent (= house of religious women):
Mother Theresa
a mother superior
[ as form of address ] Good morning, Mother.
2 a mixture used for making sourdough bread, consisting of flour and water that has been allowed to ferment (= to undergo a chemical process of being broken down by bacteria or yeasts) and has been kept from a previous occasion when bread was made:
3 → motherfucker
4 to treat a person with great kindness and love and to try to protect them from anything dangerous or difficult:
7 to treat someone with kindness and affection and try to protect that person from danger or difficulty:
Leave me alone – I don’t need to be mothered.
My mother smiled encouragingly at me as I went up on stage.
His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
Like many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.
The supermarket was full of harassed-looking mothers with young children.
All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert.
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