How to spell mother

Mother is spelled M-O-T-H-E-R.

hear itmoth·er/'məðər/nounStarter

What it means: A woman who has given birth to a child.

In a sentence: My mother makes the best cookies.

Same family: mothered, mothering, motherly, motherhood, motherless. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Mother comes from Old English 'modor', which is related to very old words for mother in many languages, like Latin 'mater' and Greek 'mētēr'. These ancient roots are thought to go back to baby sounds like 'ma' that are easy for infants to say.

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