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mother /ˡmʌðə(r)/ noun madre f;
Mother's Day la festa della mamma transitive verb fare da madre a

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English:

birth mother - bonding - combine - expectant - foster mother - her - his - its - live - mother-in-law - mother-of-pearl - mother-to-be - mother tongue - my - old lady - Old Testament - our - queen mother - single mother - surrogate mother - their - unmarried mother - your

Italian:

madre - madreperla - mammismo - materno - puerpera - quale - ragazza - regina - suocera - superiora

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
mother	n	(female parent)	madre nf
I love my mother with all my heart.
Amo mia madre con tutto il mio cuore.
Additional Translations
mother	adj	(motherly)	materno agg
Mother love is the source of endless tolerance.
L'amore materno è la base di una tolleranza infinita.
mother	adj	(being a mother)	mamma nf
The mother bear ferociously protected her cubs.
Mamma orso proteggeva ferocemente i suoi cuccioli.
mother	adj	(language: native) linguistica	madre agg
Juan's mother tongue is Spanish.
La lingua madre di Juan è lo spagnolo.
mother	adj	(country)	madrepatria nf
A patriot is willing to sacrifice for the mother country.
Un patriota ha il desiderio di sacrificarsi per la madrepatria.
mother	n	(form of address)	mamma nf
Mother, would you bring me a blanket, please?
Mamma, mi porteresti una coperta per favore?
mother	n	figurative (origin) figurativo	madre nf
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention.
Si dice che la necessità sia madre dell'ingegno.
mother	n	figurative (cause) figurativo	madre nf
Some think that diplomacy is the mother of inaction.
Alcuni pensano che l'accortezza sia madre dell'inattività.
mother	n	(qualities of motherhood)	madre nf
It is the mother in her that leads to her kindness and patience.
È la madre che c'è in lei che la porta ad essere così gentile e paziente.
mother	n	(Mother Superior) ecclesiastico	madre nf
Mother Superior is always early for mass.
La madre superiora è sempre in anticipo per la messa.
mother	vtr	(be the mother of) far nascere	dare vita vtr
			generare vtr ⇒
I think that Julie will mother lots of children.
Penso che Julie darà vita a molti figli.
mother	vtr	(give birth to)	dare vita vtr
			fare nascere vtr ⇒
The wolf mothered two cubs.
La lupa ha dato vita a due cuccioli.
mother	vtr	(produce)	dare vita vtr
			generare vtr ⇒
Hunger and poverty mother conflicts between tribes.
La fame e la povertà danno vita a conflitti tra le tribù.
mother	vtr	(protect)	coccolare, proteggere vtr ⇒ ⇒
They mother their families, making sure that there is proper food and clothing.
Proteggono le loro famiglie, assicurandosi che ci sia abbastanza da mangiare e da vestire.
mother	vtr	(act as a mother)	fare da madre vtr
			comportarsi da madre vi pron
Stop mothering me. You are my girlfriend, not my mom.
Smettila di farmi da madre. Non sei mia madre, sei la mia ragazza.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
den mother	n	US (female cub scout leader) femmina	capo scout nf
Most of what the young scouts had been taught came from the tireless work of their den mother.
Mia sorella fa la capo scout.
earth mother			madre terra
foster mother	n	(mother by temporary adoption)	madre affidataria nf
My foster mother loved me as dearly as her own children.
La mia madre affidataria mi ha sempre amato come fossi suo figlio naturale.
			madre adottiva nf
My foster mother loved me as dearly as her own children.
La mia madre adottiva mi ha amato come se fossi suo figlio naturale.
good-mother			da brava madre
house-mother			di madre di famiglia, direttrice
mother cell			cellula madre
mother country			paese natale
mother earth			madre terra
mother earth			il suolo
mother figure			figura materna
mother goose			mamma oca
mother house		(relig) relig	casa madre nf
mother language			lingua madre
mother lode			vena d'oro
mother lode			fonte principale
mother lode			filone principale
mother love			amore materno
mother naked			come mamma l'ha fatto
mother of pearl			madreperla nf
mother ship			nave d'appoggio
mother ship			nave ammiraglia
mother superior			madre superiora
mother tongue		lingua madre	madrelingua nf
mother tongue			lingua madre
mother-church			chiesa madre
mother-in-law			suocera nf
mother-naked			nudo come alla nascita
mother-of-pearl			madreperla nf
mother's day			festa della mamma
mother's milk			latte materno
my mother			mia madre
nursing mother			madre che allatta
play mother			giocare a fare la mamma vi
queen mother			regina madre
step mother			matrigna nf
to my mother			a mia madre
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'mother' in the title:
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A mother's dream
Abbess / Reverend Mother / Your Eminence
Akeela convinced her mother to allow her to enter the tournament
Angels from my mother’s angel collection fly above the tree this year.
At times there was too much milk and my mother froze it
big mother's portion
don't have a mother
for mother and baby
Happy mother's day
he is always rude and speaks badly to his mother
he said in a interview that her mother told him over and over that she was too young for him.
He suggests that Francesco tell his girlfriends that his mother is ill.
He used to call her mother and ask her to bring lisa to his set
Heart of a mother
hit the mother lode
I am talking about school to my mother
I have memories of long and cozy winter nights, when I would cuddle with my mother while drinking hot chocolate as she read to me.
I love my mother
I think she is an excellent mother
I was raised by my mother's family
I'll be the mother
I'm not going to mother no kids
I'm sorry for any issues my mother had with the hotel
In my family there is my mother, my father, my younger brother and me
Insulting "your mother"
It was Lorenzo who visited his mother, or was it his brother
Joe would throw his own mother under the bus to save his hide
let go of their mother's apron strings
little mother
Mannoia, a heroin refiner whose mother, sister and aunt were murdered
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