mother
/ˈmʌðə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मदर
माँ, माता; जननी
Basic word
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[C]
a female parent of a child or an animal; the origin or cause of something
माँ, माता; जननी
- my mother
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
- My mother cooks the best dal in the world.
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- The mother bird fed her chicks every few minutes.
- She became a mother at twenty-five.
- India is often called the mother of many languages.
- Mother Teresa is remembered for her service to the poor.
Synonyms mom mum mamma parent source
Opposite father
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[T]
to care for somebody like a mother; to protect somebody too much
माँ की तरह देखभाल करना
- Stop mothering him.
- She still mothers her grown-up children.
- Stop mothering me, I can look after myself.
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- The nurse mothered the frightened child through the night.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mother (noun, family)
Mother is a countable noun for a female parent. With a possessive it takes no article: my mother. With a proper name use Mother as a title.
'Mother' महिला अभिभावक के लिए गणनीय संज्ञा है। Possessive के साथ article नहीं लगता: my mother। नाम की तरह प्रयोग हो तो Mother बड़े अक्षर से लिखते हैं।
- My mother works in a bank.
- I asked Mother for permission.
mother + of / to + child
Of or to links a mother to her child: the mother of two children, a mother to all her students.
'Of' या 'to' माँ को उसके बच्चे से जोड़ता है: the mother of two children, a mother to all her students।
- She is the mother of three daughters.
- The teacher was like a mother to the orphans.
mother (verb)
As a transitive verb, mother means to care for somebody like a mother, or sometimes to protect them too much.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में 'mother' का अर्थ किसी की माँ की तरह देखभाल करना, और कभी-कभी उसकी अत्यधिक सुरक्षा करना है।
- She mothers all the younger students.
- Stop mothering him; he is twenty years old.
mother + noun (compounds and idioms)
Mother works in compounds: mother tongue, mother country, Mother Earth, Mother Teresa. The proverb says necessity is the mother of invention.
'Mother' समासों में आता है: mother tongue, mother country, Mother Earth, Mother Teresa। कहावत है कि आवश्यकता आविष्कार की जननी है।
- Hindi is her mother tongue.
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
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adjective + mother
singleworkingexpectantproudcaringfoster
- A working mother often manages both home and office.
verb + mother
becomeobeyrespectcallhelplook after
- Radhika helps her mother in the kitchen on Sundays.
mother + noun
tonguelanguagecountryfigureshipboard
- Children learn best in their mother tongue.
mother + idiom
mother of all battleslike mother, like daughtermother henmother's pride
- Like mother, like daughter, they both love gardening.
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- Mother's Day is celebrated to honour mothers.
Mother's Day माताओं के सम्मान में मनाया जाता है।
- The mother bird fed her chicks every hour.
माँ पक्षी हर घंटे अपने चूजों को खिलाती थी।
- She became a mother at the age of twenty-five.
वह पच्चीस वर्ष की उम्र में माँ बनी।
- The students bowed before the portrait of Mother Teresa respectfully.
विद्यार्थियों ने मदर टेरेसा के चित्र के सामने आदरपूर्वक सिर झुकाया।
- The mother company supplies parts to all its branches.
मूल कंपनी अपनी सभी शाखाओं को पुर्जे आपूर्त करती है।
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These family words all name relatives, but their use differs.
ये पारिवारिक शब्द रिश्तेदारों को बताते हैं, पर इनके प्रयोग भिन्न हैं।
The standard word for a female parent; used in both formal and everyday English.
महिला अभिभावक के लिए मानक शब्द; औपचारिक और रोज़मर्रा, दोनों में प्रयुक्त।
- My mother teaches mathematics.
mom
American informal word; British English uses mum.
अनौपचारिक American शब्द; British English में 'mum' आता है।
- Mom is calling you for dinner.
British informal word for mother; also mummy for young children.
माँ के लिए British अनौपचारिक शब्द; छोटे बच्चे 'mummy' भी कहते हैं।
- Mum made tea for everyone.
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the mother of (all) sth
(informal) used to emphasise that sth is very large, unpleasant or important
(किसी चीज़ का) सबसे बड़ा या भयंकर रूप
- I woke up with the mother of all headaches.
- There was the mother of all traffic jams on the highway.
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sayings and idioms, asked very often: necessity is the mother of invention (difficult situations make people find new ways), mother tongue (your first language), mother of all (the biggest or most extreme: 'the mother of all battles'), Mother Nature, motherland.
कहावतें और idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: necessity is the mother of invention (कठिन स्थितियाँ लोगों को नए तरीके खोजने को विवश करती हैं, आवश्यकता आविष्कार की जननी है), mother tongue (मातृभाषा), mother of all (सबसे बड़ा या चरम: 'the mother of all battles'), Mother Nature, motherland (मातृभूमि)।
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One-word substitution
Killing one's mother is matricide; the adjective is maternal ('maternal love').
माता की हत्या matricide; adjective maternal ('maternal love', मातृ-प्रेम) है।
General knowledge
Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980); Mother's Day is the second Sunday of May.
मदर टेरेसा को नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार (1979) और भारत रत्न (1980) मिला; Mother's Day मई का दूसरा रविवार है।