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Mother
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mother moth-er
English
Etymology
See en mother.
Pronunciation
en En-uk-mother.ogg UK
Proper noun
en dated One's mother.
en Wicca One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Maiden and representing a woman older than a girlish Maiden but younger than an aged Crone.
en 2002 A.J. Drew Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together 90 http://books.google.com/books?id=93ba5Pox0zUC&pg=PA90&dq=Lady+Wicca+Maiden+Mother+Crone&hl=en&ei=VTHcTtLPKKKliQL5mqGvCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=16&ved=0CIMBEOgBMA8 ...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
en 2004 Aurora Greenbough; Cathy Jewell The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft http://books.google.com/books?id=npDUCtfYxMMC&pg=PA9&dq=Lady+Wicca+Maiden+Mother+Crone&hl=en&ei=VTHcTtLPKKKliQL5mqGvCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCA 9 The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
Synonyms
en Mom, en Mum, en Mummy
en Goddess
Antonyms
en Father
Noun
A title given to a nun or a priestess.
en Mary Ryllis Clark Loreto in Australia w:University of New South Wales Press 2009 129 978 1 74223 031 3 Mother Teresa Gertrude O’Sullivan, then Provincial, did not give higher education for Loreto nuns the same priority as had Mothers Gonzaga and Stanislaus.
A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Mother Nature, Mother Russia, or Mother Earth.
See also
en Father
en Mother Nature
en Mother Russia
Anagrams
en ehmort thermo-
en Female family members Titles Wicca