Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 25 compound words that contain mothers. The most common are listed below. Open mothers in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- Mothers' DayMisspelling of Mother's Day: A day in honor of one's mother on the second Sunday in May in the United States and Canada.
- single mothersplural of single mother: A woman raising a child on her own without a spouse or partner.
- mothers-in-lawplural of mother-in-law: The mother of one's spouse.
- Earth Mothersplural of Earth Mother: The Great Goddess of the Earth and fertility.
- queen mothersplural of queen mother: A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.
- stage mothersplural of stage mother: The mother of a child actor.
- step-mothersplural of step-mother: A woman who is a subsequent wife or partner of a person's parent, usually following the divorce or separation of their parents, or the death of one's biological mother.
- welfare mothersplural of welfare mother: A woman who receives government support for dependent children.
- bee mothersplural of bee mother: A queen bee (perceived as the mother of the hive)
- founding mothersplural of founding mother: A woman who founded (established or started) something.
- gold star mothersplural of gold star mother: The mother of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action.
- surrogate mothersplural of surrogate mother: A woman who gives birth to a child with the intent to give this child to at least one of the biological parents (not including herself, if she is one of them)
- baby mothersplural of baby mother: The biological mother of a baby, especially one who is young and unwed.
- birth mothersplural of birth mother: The woman who gives birth to a child (not necessarily the genetic mother)
- bonus mothersplural of bonus mother: Euphemistic form of stepmother.
- camp mothersplural of camp mother
- co-mothersplural of co-mother: The relationship of a godmother to the other god-parents, and the legal parents, of a child.
- corn mothersplural of corn mother: A traditional figure made from straw, associated with pre-industrial harvest customs of Europe.
- den mothersplural of den mother: An adult (female) leader of a Cub Scout den.
- foster mothersplural of foster mother: A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
- Great Mothersplural of Great Mother: Earth Mother
- milk mothersplural of milk mother: Wet nurse (especially in an Islamic context, or the literal translation of the Chinese term 奶媽).
- mothers superiorplural of mother superior: A nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.
- mothers upthird-person singular simple present indicative of mother up: To unite and remain with one's mother.
- Mothers' Daysplural of Mothers' Day: A day in honor of one's mother on the second Sunday in May in the United States and Canada.
Compound words 25
- grandmothersplural of grandmother: A mother of someone's parent.
- birthmothersplural of birthmother: The biological mother of an adopted child.
- MothersbaughA surname.
- stepmothersplural of stepmother: A woman who is a subsequent wife or partner of a person's parent, usually following the divorce or separation of their parents, or the death of one's biological mother.
- godmothersplural of godmother: A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
- allomothersplural of allomother: A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another.
- antimothersplural of antimother: A mother whose behaviour is the opposite of that socially expected of mothers.
- babymothersplural of babymother: The biological mother of a baby, especially one who is young and unwed.
- beemothersplural of beemother: A queen bee (perceived as the mother of the hive)
- biomothersplural of biomother: Biological mother (especially one who does not act as a mother)