English-Thai Dictionary
Mother Superior
N คุณ แม่ อธิ การ หัวหน้า แม่ชี kun-mea-ar-ti-kan
Mother's Day
N วันแม่ ของ อเมริกา (ตรง กับ วันอาทิตย์ ที่ 2 ของ เดือน พ .ค wan-mea-kong-ar-me-ri-ka
Mothering Sunday
N วันแม่ ของ อเมริกา (ตรง กับ วันอาทิตย์ ที่ 2 ของ เดือน พ .ค Mother's Day wan-mea-kong-ar-me-ri-ka
moth
N ผีเสื้อ ราตรี ออกหากิน ตอนกลางคืน miller pe-sue-ra-tre-ook-ha-kin-ton-klang-kuan
moth-eaten
A ที่ ถูก กิน โดย ผีเสื้อ กลางคืน ที่ ชรา ทุ พล ภาพ ที่ เน่าเปื่อย
moth-eaten
ADJ ซึ่ง ถูก ทำลาย ด้วย แมลง dull musty sueng-tuk-tam-lai-duai-ma-lang
mothball
N ลูกเหม็น luk-muan
mothball
VT เก็บ ไว้ ใช้ สำรอง ไว้ preserve kab-wai-chai
mother
ADJ เป็น แม่ เป็นมา รดา มาจาก แม่ pen-mea
mother
N แม่ คุณ แม่ มารดา แม่เลี้ยง แม่ บุญธรรม mamma mum ma mom mea
mother
N แหล่งที่มา บ่อเกิด ต้นกำเนิด fountainhead font beginning lang-ti-ma
mother
VT เป็น ผู้ให้กำเนิด pen-phu-hai-kam-noed
mother
VT เลี้ยงดู raise up liang-du
mother country
N บ้านเกิด ban-koed
mother figure
N ผู้ มี คุณ สมบัติ เหมือน แม่ phu-me-kun-na-som-bad-muan-mea
mother goose
N ชื่อ สมมุติ ของ ผู้ประพันธ์ กลอน กล่อม เด็ก ใน อังกฤษ
mother hen
N ผู้หญิง ที่ คอย ดูแล หรือ จ้ำจี้จ้ำไช phu-ying-ti-koi-du-lea-rue-jam-je-jam-chai
mother lode
N แหล่ง แร่ธาตุ ใน เหมือง lang-rea-tad-nai-muang
mother ship
N เรือ ลำ ใหญ่ ruea-ram-yai
mother tongue
N ภาษาแม่ ภาษา ที่ พูด มา แต่กำเนิด pa-sa-mea
mother wit
N สติปัญญา ที่ มี มา แต่กำเนิด sa-ti-pan-ya-ti-ma-tea-kam-noed
mother-in-law
N แม่ ของ สามี แม่ยาย
mother-in-law
N แม่ สามี แม่ยาย แม่ ภรรยา husband's mother wife's mother mother by marriage mater-in-law mea-sa-me
mother-of-pearl
N หอย มุ ก hoii-muk
mother-of-pearl
N หอย มุ ก mother o pearl
mother-to-be
N ว่าที่ คุณ แม่ หญิง ที่ ตั้งครรภ์ wa-ti-kun-mea
motherfucker
SL คนสารเลว (ใช้ เมื่อ แสดง ความโกรธ kon-sa-la-leo
motherhood
N ความ เป็น แม่ การ เป็น แม่ การ เป็นมา รดา ความเป็นมา รดา maternity mothership kwam-pen-mea
mothering
N การ ดูแล เด็ก หรือ ผู้อื่น kan-du-lea-dak-rue-phu-uen
motherland
N บ้านเกิด homeland ban-koed
motherland
N บ้านเกิดเมืองนอน มาตุภูมิ แผ่นดิน เกิด homeland mother country ban-koed-muang-non
motherless
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่มี แม่ sueng-mai-me-mea
motherly
ADJ อย่าง แม่ เกี่ยวกับ แม่ maternal yang-mea
motherly
ADV ใน ฐานะ ที่ เป็น แม่ ใน สภาวะ ที่ เป็น แม่ nai-ta-na-ti-pen-mea
motherwort
N วัชพืช พวก Leonorus cardica พบ ใน ยุโรป และ อเมริกา
mothproof
ADJ ซึ่ง ต่อต้าน การ ทำลาย ด้วย แมลง sueng-tor-tan-kan-tamlai-duai-ma-lang
mothy
ADJ ซึ่ง ถูก ทำลาย ด้วย แมลง sueng-tuk-tam-lai-duai-ma-lang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MOTH
n. 1. An animal of the genus Phalaena, which breeds in yard and garments, and often does injury by eating the substance and destroying the texture. Matthew 6:19 -2 .
The name is also applied to the whole genus.
2. Figuratively, that which gradually and silently eats, consumes or wastes any thing. Idle persons are a moth to the community.
MOTHEAT
v.t.[moth and eat. ] To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.
MOTHEATEN
a.Eaten by moths. Job 13:28.
MOTHEN
a.Full of moths. [Not in use. ]
MOTHER
n.[L. mater, mother; matrix, the womb; materia, matter, stuff, materials of which any thing is made. We observe that in some other languages, as well as in English, the same word signifies a female parent, and the thick slime formed in vinegar; and in all the languages of Europe here cited, the orthography is nearly the same as that of mud and matter. The question then occurs whether the name of a female parent originated in a word expressing matter, mold; either the soil of the earth, as the producer, or the like substance, when shaped and fitted as a mold for castings; or whether the name is connected with the opinion that the earth is the mother of all productions; whence the word mother-earth. We are informed by a fragment of Sanchoniathon, that the ancient Phenicians considered mud to be the substance from which all things were formed. See Mud. The word matter is evidently from the Ar. madda, to secrete, eject or discharge a purulent substance; and I think cannot have any direct connection with mud. But in the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, the same word madre signified mother, and a mold for castings; and the northern languages, particularly the German and Danish, seem to establish the fact that the proper sense of mother is matrix. Hence mother of pearl, the matrix of pearl. If this word had its origin in the name of the earth used for the forms of castings, it would not be a singular fact; for our word mold, in this sense, I suppose to be so named from mold, fine earth. The question remains sub judice.] 1. A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child; correlative to son or daughter.
2. That which has produced any thing.
Alas, poor country! it cannot
Be called our mother, but our grave.
So our native land is called mother country, and a plant from which a slip or cion is taken, is called the mother plant. In this use, mother may be considered as an adjective.
3. That which has preceded in time; the oldest or chief of any thing; as a mother-church.
4. Hysterical passion. [Not used. ]
5. A familiar term of address or appellation of an old woman or matron.
6. An appellation given to a woman who exercises care and tenderness towards another, or gives parental advice; as when one says, " a woman has been a mother to me. "
7. A thick slimy substance concreted in liquors, particularly in vinegar, very different from scum or common lees.
MOTHER
a.Native; natural; received by birth; as mother-wit. 1. Native; vernacular; received from parents or ancestors; as mother-tongue.
MOTHER
v.i.To concrete, as the thick matter of liquors.
MOTHER
v.t.To adopt as a son or daughter.
MOTHERHOOD
n.The state of being a mother.
MOTHER-IN-LAW
n.The mother of a husband or wife.
MOTHERLESS
a.Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as motherless children.
MOTHERLY
a.Pertaining to a mother; as motherly power or authority. 1. Becoming a mother; tender; parental; as motherly love or care.
MOTHERLY
adv. In the manner of a mother.
MOTHER OF PEARL
n.The matrix of pearl; the shell in which pearls are generated; a species of Mytilus or Mussel.
MOTHER OF THYME
n.A plant of the genus Thymus.
MOTHER-WATER
n.A fluid remaining after the evaporation of salt water, and containing deliquescent salts and impurities.
MOTHER-WIT
n.Native wit; common sense.
MOTHER-WORT
n.A plant of the genus Leonurus.
MOTHERY
a.Concreted; resembling or partaking of the nature of mother; as the mothery substance in liquors.
MOTHMULLEN
n.A plant.
MOTHWORT
n.A plant.
MOTHY
a.[from moth. ] Full of moths; as an old mothy saddle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MOTH
MOTH Moth (môth ), n.
Defn: A mote. [Obs. ] Shak.
MOTH
Moth, n.; pl. Moths (môthz ). Etym: [OE. mothe, AS. moedhedhe; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. Mad, n., Mawk. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc. ; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc. , esp. the larvæ of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvæ of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus.
4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. Moth blight (Zoöl.), any plant louse of the genus Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants. -- Moth gnat (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect of the genus Bychoda,having fringed wings. -- Moth hunter (Zoöl.), the goatsucker. -- Moth miller (Zoöl.), a clothes moth. See Miller, 3, (a ). -- Moth mullein (Bot. ), a common herb of the genus Verbascum (V.Blattaria ), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers.
MOTH-EAT
MOTH-EAT Moth "-eat `, v. t.
Defn: To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment. [Rarely used except in the form moth-eaten, p.p. or a.] Ruin and neglect have so moth-eaten her. Sir T. Herbert.
MOTHEN
MOTHEN Moth "en, a.
Defn: Full of moths. [Obs. ] Fulke.
MOTHER
Moth "er, n. Etym: [OE. moder, AS. modor; akin to D. moeder, OS. modar, G. mutter, OHG. muotar, Icel. moedhir, Dan. & Sw. moder, OSlav. mati, Russ. mate, Ir. & Gael. mathair, L. mater, Gr. mh `thr, Skr. matrs; cf. Skr. ma to measure. *268. Cf. Material, Matrix, Metropolis, Father. ]
1. A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.
2. That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix. Alas! poor country! ... it can not Be called our mother, but our grave. Shak. I behold. .. the solitary majesty of Crete, mother of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand years. Landor.
3. An old woman or matron. [Familiar ]
4. The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.
5. Hysterical passion; hysteria. [Obs. ] Shak. Mother Carey's chicken (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small petrels, as the stormy petrel (Procellaria pelagica ), and Leach's petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa ), both of the Atlantic, and O. furcata of the North Pacific. -- Mother Carey's goose (Zoöl.), the giant fulmar of the Pacific. See Fulmar. -- Mother's mark (Med. ), a congenital mark upon the body; a nævus.
MOTHER
MOTHER Moth "er, a.
Defn: 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. It is the mother falsehood from which all idolatry is derived. T.Arnold. Mother cell (Biol.), a cell which, by endogenous divisions, gives rise to other cells (daughter cells ); a parent cell. -- Mother church, the original church; a church from which other churches have sprung; as, the mother church of a diocese. -- Mother country, the country of one's parents or ancestors; the country from which the people of a colony derive their origin. -- Mother liquor (Chem. ), the impure or complex residual solution which remains after the salts readily or regularly crystallizing have been removed. -- Mother queen, the mother of a reigning sovereign; a queen mother. -- Mother tongue. (a ) A language from which another language has had its origin. (b ) The language of one's native land; native tongue. -- Mother water. See Mother liquor (above ). -- Mother wit, natural or native wit or intelligence.
MOTHER
Moth "er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Mothering. ]
Defn: To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to. The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the crown, would have mothered another body's child. Howell.
MOTHER
Moth "er, n. Etym: [Akin to D. modder mud, G. moder mold, mud, Dan. mudder mud, and to E. mud. See Mud. ]
Defn: 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.
Note: The film is composed of a mass of rapidly developing microörganisms of the genus Mycoderma, and in the mother of vinegar the microörganisms (Mycoderma aceti ) composing the film are the active agents in the Conversion of the alcohol into vinegar. When thickened by growth, the film may settle to the bottom of the fluid. See Acetous fermentation, under Fermentation.
MOTHER
MOTHER Moth "er, v. i.
Defn: To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.
MOTHERED
MOTHERED Moth "ered, a.
Defn: Thick, like mother; viscid. They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil. Dryden.
MOTHERHOOD
MOTHERHOOD Moth "er *hood, n.
Defn: The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.
MOTHERING
MOTHERING Moth "er *ing, n.
Defn: A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
MOTHER-IN-LAW
MOTHER-IN-LAW Moth "er-in-law `, n.
Defn: The mother of one's husband or wife.
MOTHERLAND
MOTHERLAND Moth "er *land `, n.
Defn: The country of one's ancestors; -- same as fatherland.
MOTHERLESS
Moth "er *less, a. Etym: [AS. modorleás.]
Defn: Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless children.
MOTHERLINESS
MOTHERLINESS Moth "er *li *ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being motherly.
MOTHERLY
Moth "er *ly, a. Etym: [AS. modorlic.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care. Hooker.
Syn. -- Maternal; paternal. -- Motherly, Maternal. Motherly, being Anglo-Saxon, is the most familiar word of the two when both have the same meaning. Besides this, maternal is confined to the feelings of a mother toward her own children, whereas motherly has a secondary sense, denoting a care like that of a mother for her offspring. There is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the two, confining motherly to the latter signification. "They termed her the great mother, for her motherly care in cherishing her brethren whilst young. " Sir W. Raleigh.
MOTHERLY
MOTHERLY Moth "er *ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner of a mother.
MOTHER-NAKED
MOTHER-NAKED Moth "er-na `ked, a.
Defn: Naked as when born.
MOTHER-OF-PEARL
MOTHER-OF-PEARL Moth "er-of-pearl `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.
MOTHER-OF-THYME
MOTHER-OF-THYME Moth "er-of-thyme `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum ); -- called also wild thyme.
MOTHER'S DAY
MOTHER'S DAY Moth "er's Day.
Defn: A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the loving remembrance of each person of his mother through the performance of some act of kindness, visit, tribute, or letter. The founder of the day is Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, who designated the second Sunday in May, or for schools the second Friday, as the time, and a white carnation as the badge.
MOTHERWORT
MOTHERWORT Moth "er *wort `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A labiate herb (Leonurus Cardiaca ), of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine; lion's tail. (b ) The mugwort. See Mugwort.
MOTHERY
MOTHERY Moth "er *y, a.
Defn: Consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar ).
MOTHY
MOTHY Moth "y, a.
Defn: Infested with moths; moth-eaten. "An old mothy saddle. " Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
moth
moth |môTH mɔθ | ▶noun ( pl. moths |môT͟Hz, môTHs | ) a chiefly nocturnal insect related to the butterflies. It lacks the clubbed antennae of butterflies and typically has a stout body, drab coloration, and wings that fold flat when resting. [Most superfamilies of the order Lepidoptera. Formerly placed in a grouping known as the Heterocera. ] • informal short for clothes moth. PHRASES like a moth to the flame with an irresistible attraction for someone or something: wealthy amateurs who have been attracted like moths to the glittering flames of showbiz. ORIGIN Old English moththe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mot and German Motte .
mothball
moth ball |ˈmôTHˌbôl ˈmɔθˌbɔl | ▶noun (usu. mothballs ) a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put among stored clothes to keep away moths. ▶verb [ with obj. ] store (clothes ) among or in mothballs. • stop using (a piece of equipment or a building ) but keep it in good condition so that it can readily be used again. • cancel or postpone work on (a plan or project ): plans to invest in four superstores have been mothballed. PHRASES in mothballs unused but kept in good condition for future use.
moth-eaten
moth-eat en |ˈmôTH ˌētn ˈmɔθ ˌitn | ▶adjective damaged or destroyed by moths. • old-fashioned and no longer appropriate or useful.
mother
moth er |ˈməT͟Hər ˈməðər | ▶noun 1 a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. • a female animal in relation to its offspring: [ as modifier ] : a mother penguin. • archaic (esp. as a form of address ) an elderly woman. • ( Mother, Mother Superior, or Reverend Mother ) (esp. as a title or form of address ) the head of a female religious community. • [ as modifier ] denoting an institution or organization from which more recently founded institutions of the same type derive: the mother church. • informal an extreme example or very large specimen of something: I got stuck in the mother of all traffic jams. 2 vulgar slang short for motherfucker. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often as noun mothering ) bring up (a child ) with care and affection: the art of mothering. • look after kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so: she felt mothered by her older sister. 2 dated give birth to. DERIVATIVES moth er hood |-ˌho͝od |noun, moth er less adjective, moth er less ness noun, moth er like |-ˌlīk |adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English mōdor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeder and German Mutter, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mater and Greek mētēr.
Mother Ann
Moth er Ann see Lee, Ann.
motherboard
moth er board |ˈməT͟Hərˌbôrd ˈməðərˌbɔ (ə )rd | ▶noun Computing a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
Mother Carey's chicken
Moth er Car ey's chick en |ˈke (ə )rēz ˌməðər ˌkɛriz ˈtʃɪkɪn | ▶noun old-fashioned term for storm petrel. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
mother country
moth er coun try |ˈˌməðər ˈˌkəntri | ▶noun (often the mother country ) a country in relation to its colonies: the bicentennial of our separation from the mother country.
mothercraft
moth er craft |ˈməT͟Hərˌkraft ˈməðərkræft | ▶noun archaic skill in or knowledge of looking after children as a mother.
Mother Earth
Moth er Earth ▶noun the earth considered as the source of all its living beings and inanimate things.
mother figure
moth er fig ure |ˈməðər ˈfɪɡjər | ▶noun a woman who is regarded as a source of nurture and support: a housekeeper named Evelyn became a mother figure to him.
motherfucker
moth er fuck er |ˈməT͟Hərˌfəkər ˈməðərˌfəkər | ▶noun vulgar slang a despicable or very unpleasant person or thing. DERIVATIVES moth er fuck ing |-ˌfəkiNG |adjective
mother goddess
moth er god dess ▶noun a mother-figure deity, a central figure of many early nature cults in which maintenance of fertility was of prime religious importance. Examples of such goddesses include Isis, Astarte, Cybele, and Demeter. Also called Great Mother.
Mother Goose
Moth er Goose |mʌðəˈɡuːs | ▶noun the fictitious creator of a collection of nursery rhymes that was first published in London in the 1760s.
mother hen
moth er hen |ˈməðər hɛn | ▶noun a person who sees to the needs of others, esp. in a fussy or interfering way.
motherhouse
moth er house |ˈməT͟Hərˌhous ˈməðərhaʊs | ▶noun the founding house of a religious order.
Mother Hubbard
Moth er Hub bard |ˈhəbərd ˌməðər ˈhəbərd | ▶noun a long, loose-fitting, shapeless woman's dress or undergarment. • a kind of cloak. ORIGIN so named from early illustrations of the nursery rhyme.
Mothering Sunday
Mother |ing Sun ¦day ▶noun Brit. the fourth Sunday in Lent, traditionally a day for visiting or giving a present to one's mother.
mother-in-law
moth er-in-law |ˈməðər ən ˌlɔ | ▶noun ( pl. mothers-in-law ) the mother of one's husband or wife.
mother-in-law's tongue
moth er-in-law's tongue ▶noun a West African plant of the agave family, having long slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes, often grown as a houseplant. [Sansevieria trifasciata, family Agavaceae. ]
motherland
moth er land |ˈməT͟Hərˌland ˈməðərlænd | ▶noun (often the motherland ) one's native country.
mother liquor
mother li ¦quor ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry the liquid remaining after a substance has crystallized out.
mother lode
moth er lode |ˈməðər loʊd | ▶noun Mining a principal vein of an ore or mineral. • a rich source of something: your portfolio holds a mother lode of opportunities.
motherly
moth er ly |ˈməT͟Hərlē ˈməðərli | ▶adjective of, resembling, or characteristic of a mother, esp. in being caring, protective, and kind: she held both her arms wide in a gesture of motherly love. DERIVATIVES moth er li ness noun ORIGIN Old English mōdorlic (see mother, -ly 1 ).
mother-naked
moth er-na ked ▶adjective [ predic. ] wearing no clothes at all: Dan was lying mother-naked.
Mother Nature
Moth er Na ture |ˈməðər ˈneɪtʃər | nature personified as a creative and controlling force: Mother Nature has 80 percent control in putting out fires like this.
Mother of God
Moth er of God Christian Church a name given to the Virgin Mary (as mother of the divine Christ ).
mother-of-pearl
moth er-of-pearl |ˌməðər əv ˈpərl | ▶noun a smooth shining iridescent substance forming the inner layer of the shell of some mollusks, esp. oysters and abalones, used in ornamentation.
Mother of Presidents
Moth er of Pres i dents a nickname for the state of Virginia 1.
Mother of States
Moth er of States a nickname for the state of Virginia 1.
Mother of the West
Moth er of the West a nickname for the state of Missouri.
mother of thousands
mother of thou |sands ▶noun any of a number of small-leaved prolific creeping plants, in particular: ● another term for ivy-leaved toadflax (see toadflax ) ● another term for mind-your-own-business .
Mother's Day
Moth er's Day ▶noun a day of the year (in the US, the second Sunday in May ) on which mothers are honored by their children.
mother's helper
moth er's help er ▶noun a person who helps a mother, mainly by looking after her children.
mother ship
moth er ship |ˈməðər ʃɪp |(also mothership ) ▶noun a large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained. • a place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters: the gallery quickly became Modernism's mother ship in jazz-age New York.
Mother Shipton
Mother Ship |ton ▶noun a day-flying European moth with a marking on the wing that is said to resemble the crone-like profile of a legendary English seer. ●Callistega mi, family Noctuidae.
mother's milk
moth er's milk ▶noun something regarded as absolutely necessary or appropriate: the early work of Sturtevant and Morgan was mother's milk to geneticists.
mother's ruin
mother's ruin ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. informal gin.
mother's son
moth er's son ▶noun informal a man: every mother's son personally knew his friendly local CIA agent.
Mother Superior
Moth er Su pe ri or |ˈməðər səˈpɪriər |(also mother superior ) ▶noun the head of a female religious community.
Mother Teresa
Moth er Te re sa see Teresa, Mother.
mother-to-be
moth er-to-be |ˈməðər tə ˈbi | ▶noun ( pl. mothers-to-be ) a woman who is expecting a baby.
mother tongue
moth er tongue |ˈˌməðər ˈtəŋ | ▶noun the language that a person has grown up speaking from early childhood.
Motherwell, Robert
Moth er well, Robert |ˈməT͟Hərˌwel ˈməðərwɛl | (1915 –91 ), US artist. He was a founder and leading exponent of the New York school of abstract expressionism. Many of his works, such as the series Elegies to the Spanish Republic (1948 –68 ) were done in black and white oil paints.
mother wit
moth er wit ▶noun natural ability to cope with everyday matters; common sense.
motherwort
moth er wort |ˈməT͟Hərˌwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈməðərwərt | ▶noun a tall strong-smelling plant of the mint family, with purplish-pink lipped flowers clustering close to the axils. It is used in herbal medicine, esp. in the treatment of gynecological disorders. [Leonurus cardiaca, family Labiatae. ]
mothproof
moth proof |ˈmôTHˌpro͞of ˈmɔθpruf | ▶adjective (of clothes or fabrics ) treated with a substance that repels moths. ▶verb [ with obj. ] treat with a substance that repels moths.
mothy
moth y |ˈmôTHē ˈmɑθi | ▶adjective ( mothier, mothiest ) infested with or damaged by moths: tattered mothy curtains.
Oxford Dictionary
moth
moth |mɒθ | ▶noun an insect with two pairs of broad wings covered in microscopic scales, typically drably coloured and held flat when at rest. Moths are chiefly nocturnal, and lack the clubbed antennae of butterflies. ●Most superfamilies of the order Lepidoptera. Formerly placed in a grouping known as the Heterocera. • informal a clothes moth. PHRASES like a moth to the flame with an irresistible attraction for someone or something: he drew women to him like moths to the flame. ORIGIN Old English moththe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mot and German Motte .
mothball
moth |ball |ˈmɒθbɔːl | ▶noun (usu. mothballs ) a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored garments to keep away clothes moths. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 store (clothes ) with mothballs. 2 stop using (a piece of equipment or a building ) but keep it in good condition so that it can readily be used again. • cancel or postpone work on (a plan or project ): plans to invest in four superstores have been mothballed. PHRASES in mothballs unused but kept in good condition for future use.
moth-eaten
moth-eaten ▶adjective damaged or destroyed by clothes moths. • shabby, old, or in bad condition: moth-eaten donkeys and horses.
mother
mother |ˈmʌðə | ▶noun 1 a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. • a female animal in relation to its offspring: [ as modifier ] : a mother penguin. • archaic (especially as a form of address ) an elderly woman. • [ as modifier ] denoting an institution or organization from which others of the same type derive: the initiatives were based on the experience of the mother company. • informal an extreme example or very large specimen of something: I got stuck in the mother of all traffic jams. 2 ( Mother, Mother Superior, or Reverend Mother ) (especially as a title or form of address ) the head of a female religious community. 3 vulgar slang, chiefly N. Amer. short for motherfucker. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often as noun mothering ) bring up (a child ) with care and affection: the art of mothering. • look after (someone ) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so: she mothered her husband, insisting he should take cod liver oil in the winter. 2 dated give birth to. DERIVATIVES motherhood noun, motherless adjective mother-like adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English mōdor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeder and German Mutter, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mater and Greek mētēr.
motherboard
motherboard |ˈmʌðəbɔːd |(also mainboard ) ▶noun Computing a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit boards to be slotted into.
Mother Carey's chicken
Mother Carey's chicken ▶noun old-fashioned term for storm petrel. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
mother country
mother coun |try ▶noun a country in relation to its colonies.
mothercraft
mother |craft |ˈmʌðəkrɑːft | ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic skill in or knowledge of looking after children as a mother.
Mother Earth
Mother Earth ▶noun the earth considered as the source of all its living beings and natural features.
mother figure
mother fig ¦ure ▶noun an older woman who is regarded as a source of nurture and support.
motherfucker
mother |fuck ¦er |ˈmʌðəfʌkə | ▶noun vulgar slang, chiefly N. Amer. a despicable or very unpleasant person or thing. DERIVATIVES motherfucking adjective
mother goddess
mother god |dess ▶noun a mother-figure deity, a central figure of many early nature cults where maintenance of fertility was of prime religious importance. Examples of such goddesses include Isis, Astarte, Cybele, and Demeter.
Mother Goose
Moth er Goose |mʌðəˈɡuːs | ▶noun the fictitious creator of a collection of nursery rhymes that was first published in London in the 1760s.
mother hen
mother hen ▶noun informal a person who sees to the needs of others, especially in a fussy or interfering way.
mother house
mother house ▶noun the founding house of a religious order.
Mother Hubbard
Mother Hub |bard |mʌðəˈhʌbəd | ▶noun chiefly US a woman's long, loose-fitting, shapeless dress or undergarment. ORIGIN so named from early illustrations of the nursery rhyme.
Mothering Sunday
Mother |ing Sun ¦day ▶noun Brit. the fourth Sunday in Lent, traditionally a day for visiting or giving a present to one's mother.
mother-in-law
mother-in-law ▶noun ( pl. mothers-in-law ) the mother of one's husband or wife.
mother-in-law's tongue
mother-in-law's tongue ▶noun a West African plant of the agave family, which has long slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes. ●Sansevieria trifasciata, family Agavaceae.
motherland
mother |land |ˈmʌðəland | ▶noun one's native country.
mother liquor
mother li ¦quor ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry the liquid remaining after a substance has crystallized out.
mother lode
mother lode ▶noun Mining a principal vein of an ore or mineral. • a rich source of something: your portfolio holds a mother lode of opportunities.
motherly
mother ¦ly |ˈmʌðəli | ▶adjective of, resembling, or characteristic of a mother, especially in being caring, protective, and kind: she held both her arms wide in a gesture of motherly love. DERIVATIVES motherliness noun ORIGIN Old English mōdorlic (see mother, -ly 1 ).
mother-naked
mother-naked ▶adjective completely naked.
Mother Nature
Mother Nature ▶noun nature personified as a creative and controlling force affecting the world and humans.
Mother of God
Mother of God a name given to the Virgin Mary (as mother of the divine Christ ).
mother-of-pearl
mother-of-pearl ▶noun [ mass noun ] a smooth shining iridescent substance forming the inner layer of the shell of some molluscs, especially oysters and abalones, used in ornamentation.
mother of thousands
mother of thou |sands ▶noun any of a number of small-leaved prolific creeping plants, in particular: ● another term for ivy-leaved toadflax (see toadflax ) ● another term for mind-your-own-business .
Mother's Day
Mother's Day ▶noun a day of the year on which mothers are particularly honoured by their children. In North America and South Africa it is the second Sunday in May; in Britain it has become another term for Mothering Sunday.
mother's help
mother's help ▶noun a person who helps a mother, mainly by looking after children.
mother ship
mother ship ▶noun a large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained. • a place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters: the Battersea Art Centre, the mother ship of experimental theatre.
Mother Shipton
Mother Ship |ton ▶noun a day-flying European moth with a marking on the wing that is said to resemble the crone-like profile of a legendary English seer. ●Callistega mi, family Noctuidae.
mother's milk
mother's milk ▶noun [ mass noun ] something regarded as absolutely necessary or appropriate: the bottom line is work and that is mother's milk to any performer.
mother's ruin
mother's ruin ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. informal gin.
mother's son
mother's son ▶noun informal a man: every mother's son personally knew his friendly local CIA agent.
Mother Superior
Mother Superior ▶noun the head of a female religious community.
Mother Teresa
Mother Ter ¦esa see Teresa, Mother.
mother-to-be
mother-to-be ▶noun ( pl. mothers-to-be ) a woman who is expecting a baby.
mother tongue
mother tongue ▶noun the language which a person has grown up speaking from early childhood.
Motherwell, Robert
Moth er well, Robert |ˈməT͟Hərˌwel ˈməðərwɛl | (1915 –91 ), US artist. He was a founder and leading exponent of the New York school of abstract expressionism. Many of his works, such as the series Elegies to the Spanish Republic (1948 –68 ) were done in black and white oil paints.
mother wit
mother wit ▶noun [ mass noun ] natural ability to cope with everyday matters; common sense.
motherwort
mother |wort ▶noun a tall strong-smelling European plant of the mint family. It is used in herbal medicine, especially in the treatment of gynaecological disorders. ●Leonurus cardiaca, family Labiatae.
mothproof
moth |proof |ˈmɒθpruːf | ▶adjective (of clothes or fabric ) treated with a substance which repels moths. ▶verb [ with obj. ] treat (clothes or fabric ) with a substance which repels moths.
mothy
mothy |ˈmɒθi | ▶adjective ( mothier, mothiest ) infested with or damaged by moths: tattered mothy curtains.
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moth-eaten
moth-eaten adjective a moth-eaten tweed jacket: threadbare, worn (out ), well-worn, old, shabby, scruffy, tattered, ragged; informal tatty, the worse for wear, raggedy.
mother
mother noun 1 I will ask my mother: female parent, materfamilias, matriarch; informal mom, mommy, ma, mama; old lady, old woman; chiefly Brit. informal mum, mummy. 2 the foal's mother: dam. 3 necessity is the mother of invention: source, origin, genesis, fountainhead, inspiration, stimulus; literary wellspring. 4 informal a mother of a storm: informal humdinger, dilly, doozy, lulu, whopper. ▶verb 1 she mothered her husband: look after, care for, take care of, nurse, protect, tend, raise, rear; pamper, coddle, cosset, fuss over. ANTONYMS neglect. 2 she mothered two sets of twins: give birth to, have, bear, produce, birth; archaic be brought to bed of. ▶adjective my mother tongue: native, first, original; ancestral. WORD LINKS maternal relating to or like a mother matricide the killing of a mother by her child Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
motherly
motherly adjective thanks for your motherly advice: maternal, maternalistic, protective, caring, loving, devoted, affectionate, fond, warm, tender, gentle, kind, kindly, understanding, compassionate.
Oxford Thesaurus
moth-eaten
moth-eaten adjective a moth-eaten tweed jacket: threadbare, worn out, well worn, worn, old, shabby, scruffy, decrepit, tattered, ragged, holey, frayed, mangy, unkempt; informal tatty, the worse for wear, ratty, scuzzy, grungy; N. Amer. informal raggedy.
mother
mother noun 1 female parent, materfamilias, matriarch; biological mother, birth mother, foster mother, adoptive mother, stepmother, surrogate mother; informal ma, mam, mammy, old dear, old lady, old woman; Brit. informal mum, mummy, mumsy; N. Amer. informal mom, mommy; Brit. informal, dated mater; dated mama, mamma; Indian Mata; Indian informal amma; rare progenitress, progenitrix. 2 it was time for the foal to be separated from its mother: dam. 3 the wish was mother of the deed: source, origin, genesis, fount, fountainhead, inspiration, stimulus; literary wellspring. ▶verb 1 she mothered her husband, insisting he take cod liver oil: look after, care for, take care of, nurture, nurse, protect, cherish, tend, raise, rear; pamper, coddle, cosset, baby, overprotect, fuss over, indulge, spoil. ANTONYMS neglect. 2 she mothered an illegitimate daughter: give birth to, have, deliver, bear, produce, bring forth; N. Amer. birth; informal drop; archaic be brought to bed of. WORD LINKS mother maternal relating to a mother matri- related prefix, as in matrilineal matricide killing of one's mother Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
motherly
motherly adjective maternal, maternalistic, protective, caring, nurturing, loving, devoted, affectionate, fond, warm, tender, gentle, kind, kindly, comforting, understanding, compassionate.
Duden Dictionary
Motherboard
Mo ther board Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |ˈmʌðɐbɔ:d |das Motherboard; Genitiv: des Motherboards, Plural: die Motherboards englisch motherboard, aus: mother = Mutter und board (Board ) zentraler Teil des Computers, auf dem alle wesentlichen Bauteile angeordnet sind
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
moth
moth /mɔːθ |mɔθ /名詞 複 ～s /-ðz |-θs /C 〘虫 〙1 蛾 （が ）; ｟比喩的に ｠誘惑のとりこ ▸ like a moth to a candle flame 灯に集まる蛾のように 2 衣蛾 （いが ）(clothes moth ); ｟主に英 ｠〖the ～〗(衣類の )虫食い ▸ get the moth 〈衣類が 〉虫に食われる .
mothball
m ó th b à ll 名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗防虫剤 〘ナフタリンなど 〙.in m ó thballs 1 しまい込んで ▸ put woollies away in mothballs ウール類をしまい込む 2 〈軍艦などが 〉第一戦から退いて .3 〈計画などが 〉棚上げにされて .動詞 他動詞 …を保存する, しまい込む ; …を棚上げにする .
moth-eaten
m ó th- è aten 形容詞 1 〈衣類などが 〉虫に食われた .2 ｟くだけて ｠使い古しの, ぼろぼろの (worn-out ); 時代遅れの .
mother
moth er /mʌ́ðə r /(形 )motherly 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (人 動物の )母 , 母親 ; 義母 , 継母 , 養母 ; 〖呼びかけで 〗お母さん ▸ become a mother 母親になる, 子供を生む ▸ a mother of two (children )2児の母 ▸ an expectant mother 妊婦 ▸ Like mother , like daughter .｟ことわざ ｠この母にしてこの娘あり .語法 1 形容詞 はmotherly, maternal .2 子供のいる家庭では, 夫が妻に対して使うこともあるが, 日本の家庭ほど頻繁には用いない .3 特に家庭内における呼びかけなどでは無冠詞. 大文字で表記し, 固有名詞扱いになる ▸ Mother , where's my umbrella? 母さん, 僕のかさはどこ 4 ｟話 /小児 ｠ではmam (m )a, mammy, mom, mum, mommyなどの言い方がある .2 母親同然の人 〘寮母など 〙▸ Susan was (like ) a mother to me .スーザンは私には母同然の人であった 3 〖the ～〗生みの親 , もと , 源 ; ｟話 ｠(母親のような )大きなもの ▸ Necessity is the mother of invention .｟ことわざ ｠必要は発明の母 ▸ the mother of the band そのバンドの生みの親 4 〖the ～〗母親としての愛情 , 母性 (愛 ).5 ｟古 ｠〖M- 〗おばさん , おばあさん (!年長の女性に対する親しみを込めた呼びかけ ) ▸ Mother Adams アダムスおばあさん 6 〖通例M -〗＝Mother Superior .7 ｟米卑 ｠＝motherfucker .8 〖形容詞的に 〗母の , 母としての ; 母のような , 母にふさわしい ▸ a mother bird 母鳥 ▸ mother love 母性愛 9 ｟話 ｠大きい物 .è very mother's s ó n ｟やや古 ｠だれもかれも, 皆 .(l è arn [be t à ught ]) at one's m ò ther's kn é e 小さいころに (学ぶ [教わる ]).Shall Ì be m ó ther? ｟やや古 おどけて ｠お茶を注ぎましょうか .the m ó ther of (all ) A ｟くだけて ｠ひどい [すごい, でかい ]A (!Aは複数形名詞 ) ▸ I have the mother of all headaches .すごい頭痛がする Wh ò 's sh é, the c à t's m ó ther? ｟主に英話 ｠sheとはだれのことだい (!同席する本人の面前で名前を使わずにsheを使った人の無礼さをたしなめていう ) .動詞 他動詞 1 …の母になる , …を産む .2 …を (母のように )世話 [保護 ]する .3 …を生み出す , …の元となる .4 …の母であることを認める .M -̀ C à rey's ch í cken 〘鳥 〙ウミツバメ (storm petrel ).M -̀ Ch ú rch 〖通例the ～〗教会 ; 〖しばしばm - c- 〗(管区の )本山 .～́ c ò untry ｟かたく ｠〖しばしばM - C-; 通例one 's ～〗母国 (motherland ); 〖通例the ～〗(植民地から見て )本国 .～̀ é arth 〖しばしばM - E- 〗(母なる )大地 .～́ f ì gure 母のように頼れる (年長の )女性 .M -̀ G ó ose マザーグース, グースおばさん 〘英国古来の童謡集の作者とされる伝説上の人物 〙.M -̀ G ó ose rh ỳ me ｟主に米 ｠マザーグースの唄, わらべうた (｟主に英 ｠nursery rhyme ).～̀ h é n ひよこの母親 ; ｟通例非難して ｠世話焼き女, 過保護な母親 .M -̀ H ú bbard /hʌ́bə r d /(丈の長い )ふだん着の婦人服 .～́ l ò de ｟主に米 ｠〖通例単数形で 〗〘鉱 〙主鉱脈 ; ｟比喩的に ｠物が豊富にある所 .～̀ n á ture 〖しばしばM - N-; 擬人的に 〗母なる自然, 自然の摂理 .M -̀ of G ó d 〖the ～〗〘カトリック 〙聖母マリア .～́ 's b ò y ｟英 くだけて ｠マザコンの男 (の子 )(｟米 ｠mama's boy ).M ó ther's D à y 母の日 〘｟米 カナダ ｠などでは5月の第2日曜, ｟英 ｠ではLentの第4日曜; カーネーションを贈る習慣は ｟米 ｠で始まった 〙.～́ sh ì p ｟英 ｠〖通例単数形で 〗母艦 .～̀ 's m í lk 必要なもの .～̀ 's r ú in ｟英 くだけて やや古 ｠＝gin 1 .M -̀ Sup é rior 複 ～s, Mothers- 〖通例単数形で 〗女子修道院長 .M -̀ Ter é sa マザー テレサ 〘1910 --97; インドで貧民救済に尽くしたアルバニア出身のカトリック教会修道女 〙.～́ t ò ngue ｟文 ｠〖しばしばone 's ～〗母語 (native tongue ) (╳ ～ language としない ); 〘言 〙祖語 .～́ w ì t 生まれつきの知恵, 常識 .
motherboard
m ó ther b ò ard 名詞 C 〘コンピュ 〙マザーボード 〘CPUやメモリを搭載する配線基板 〙.
motherfucker
m ó ther f ù cker 名詞 C ｟米卑 ｠最低の [嫌な ]やつ ; すごい [なかなかの ]物 [人, 事 ].
motherhood
m ó ther h ò od 名詞 U 1 母であること .2 母の特性, 母性 .3 〖集合的に 〗母親 .
mothering
moth er ing /mʌ́ð (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 U 子育て ▸ good [poor ] mothering 立派な [お粗末な ]子育て M -́ S ù nday ｟英 やや古 ｠＝Mother's Day .
mother-in-law
m ó ther-in-l à w 名詞 複 mothers- , ｟まれ ｠～s C 夫 [妻 ]の母, 義母, しゅうとめ .
motherland
m ó ther l à nd 名詞 C 母国 ; 先祖の国, 祖国 ; 発祥国 .
motherless
m ó ther less 形容詞 母のない [いない ].
motherly
moth er ly /mʌ́ðə r li /形容詞 母の, 母としての ; 母のような, 母親らしい, 優しい, 親切な ▸ a motherly woman 母のように優しい女性 m ó th er li ness 名詞
mother-of-pearl
m ò ther-of-p é arl 名詞 U 真珠層 〘シンジュガイなどの内側のかたい部分で, ボタン はめ込み細工などの材料にする 〙.
mother-to-be
m ò ther-to-b é 名詞 複 mothers- C 近く母親になる人, 妊婦 .
mothproof
m ó th pr ò of 形容詞 〈衣服 じゅうたんなどが 〉防虫加工された .動詞 他動詞 …を防虫加工する .
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