A Quick and Simple Dictionary

Mother

1. Proper noun.  One's mother.
2. Proper noun.  A title given to a nun or a priestess.
3. Proper noun.  (context, Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Maiden and representing a woman older than a virginal Maiden but younger than a old woman Crone.
4. Noun.  A (human) female who (a) parents a child or (b) gives birth to a baby. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be (c).
5. Noun.  A female parent of an animal.
6. Noun.  (figuratively) A female ancestor.
7. Noun.  (figuratively) A source or origin, viewed affectionately.
8. Noun.  (context, when followed by a surname) A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.
9. Noun.  (figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
10. Noun.  (figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.
11. Verb.  (transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
12. Noun.  Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
13. Noun.  (euphemistic, coarse) motherfucker.
14. Noun.  (euphemistic, colloquial) A striking example.