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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.mother / ˈmʌðə(r)/ n.

(parent) madre f.

(form of address) madre f. form., mamma f.

Mother relig. madre f.;
Reverend Mother reverenda madre

locuzioni idiomatiche every ~’s son (of them) = ognuno di loro;
to learn sth. at one’s ~’s knee succhiare qcs. col latte della madre.

2. mother / ˈmʌðə(r)/ tr. (fuss over) coccolare, viziare.

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Inglese:

abort - and - cry - dear - drag - expectant - figure - grant - kill - like - loving - ma - mother figure - mothering - mother-in-law - mother-of-pearl - mother’s boy - Mother’s Day - mother’s help - mothers-in-law - mother-to-be - mother tongue - mum - mummy - name - necessity - nursing - old lady - old woman - our - pearl - queen mother - side - single mother - skirt - son - sound - speaker - surrogate - to - too - trial - unmarried - unsupported - well - wish

Italiano:

a - attesa - bisogno - casa - chiamare - chioccia - come - consuocera - così - dipendenza - e - famiglia - festa - figura - giurare - gonnella - lato - lettorato - linea - lingua - madre - madrelingua - madrepatria - madreperla - mamma - mammone - materno - mio - ne - necessità - nostro - notte - onorare - patria - persona - presente - procellaria - quando - ragazza - regina - ritrovare - sputato - suo - suocera - superiora - surrogato - telefono - tuo - tutto - vedovo

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
birth mother	n	(biological female parent)	madre biologica nf
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.
den mother	n	US, figurative (sb who acts in manner of den mother)	capo scout nm
Jack is the "den mother" of the office staff, always arranging little social gatherings or weekend volunteer work for us.
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
La mia madre adottiva mi ha amato come se fossi suo figlio naturale.
good-mother			da brava madre
house mother, housemother	n	(director of a sorority)	responsabile di una confraternita femminile nf
house mother, housemother	n	(woman in charge of residence for young people)	direttrice di una residenza femminile nf
house-mother			di madre di famiglia, direttrice
mother cell			cellula madre
mother company	n	(business that owns a subsidiary)	casa madre nf
mother country	n	(country of birth, native land)	madre patria, terra natia nf
Per quanto si possa viaggiare all'estero è sempre difficile dimenticarsi della terra natia.
			patria, terra natale nf
mother earth	n	(Planet Earth)	madre Terra nf
mother figure	n	(sb maternal or nurturing)	figura materna nf
mother figure	n	(female guardian, woman fulfilling maternal role)	figura materna nf
mother goose	adj	(nursery-rhyme, nursery-story)	filastrocca, fiaba nf
mother hen	n	figurative (overprotective woman)	chioccia nf
mother house		(relig) relig	casa madre nf
mother language	n	(native tongue, first language)	lingua madre nf
mother lode	n	(vein of precious metal)	filone principale nm
mother love	n	(affection felt by a mother for her child)	amore materno nm
mother naked			come mamma l'ha fatto
mother of pearl			madreperla nf
mother of the bride	n	(female parent of a woman getting married)	madre della sposa nf
mother ship			nave d'appoggio
mother ship			nave ammiraglia
mother superior	n	(abbess: head nun in a convent)	madre superiora, badessa nf
mother tongue	n	(native or first language)	lingua madre nf
mother-church			chiesa madre
mother-in-law	n	(mother of one's spouse)	suocera nf
The French even have a term for 'annoyed at one's mother-in-law'.
mother-naked			nudo come alla nascita
mother-of-pearl	adj	(made of mother-of-pearl)	di madreperla agg
mother-of-pearl	adj	(nacreous, pearlescent)	madreperlato agg
mother-of-pearl	n	(pearlescent internal layer of certain mollusc shells)	madreperla nf
mother's milk	n	literal (woman's breast milk)	latte materno nm
mother's milk	n	figurative (nourishment)	latte materno nm
my mother			mia madre
nursing mother			madre che allatta
play mother			giocare a fare la mamma vi
queen mother, Queen Mother	n	(mother of a reigning monarch)	regina madre nf
The Queen Mother made her views on horse racing very clear: she loved it!
La regina madre ha reso chiaro il suo punto di vista sulle corse di cavalli: le adorava!
step mother			matrigna nf
step-mother, stepmother	n	(wife of one's father)	matrigna nf
In fairy tales the stepmother is often wicked and hates children.
to my mother	adv	(in my mother's opinion)	secondo mia madre
To my mother, all my friends were ruffians.
Secondo mia madre i miei amici erano tutti ruffiani.
to my mother	adv	(for or towards my mother)	a mia madre
I gave a present to my mother for her birthday.
My brother sent a lovely box of chocolates to my mother.
Ho dato a mia madre un regalo per il suo compleanno.
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'mother' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'mother':

'T is not alone my inky cloak, good mother. (Shakespeare)
a mother is only as happy as her saddest child
a mother-of-eight
A mother's dream
a mother's love nourishes the soul
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.
asks her to tell her mother to prepare his bill
At times there was too much milk and my mother froze it
because my mother suffered from it.
big mother's portion
don't have a mother
every mother's soul of them
for mother and baby
Happy mother's day
He had been reading for two hours when his mother arrives
he is always rude and speaks badly to his mother
He isn't very tall, and his mother isn't either.
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
His mother had been right. We go on. He had.
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 helped my mother
I love my mother
I think she is an excellent mother
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