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A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman
who has borne a child. |
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That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of
birth or origin; generatrix. |
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An old woman or matron. |
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The female superior or head of a religious house, as an
abbess, etc. |
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Hysterical passion; hysteria. |
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Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as,
mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother;
producing others; originating. |
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To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of
a mother to. |
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A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of
fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a
means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other
combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation. |
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To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as
vinegar. |
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