Reverse Dictionary: MOTHER

ADJECTIVES
► MUMSY motherly, homely, conventional → 1961 colloq.

NOUNS
► MATRIARCHY a society organized with the mother or oldest female as head of the family, tribe, or clan → 1991 (Bk.)
► MUMSINESS a being motherly; unadventurous or conventional character, esp. in dress → 1988 UK colloq.

NOUNS – PERSON
► AMMA mother → E20 Indian
► BABY FACTORY a woman who has had a large number of children → 1990s African-American sl.
► BABY-MAMA the mother of a man’s child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or excusive partner → 1986 colloq., orig. Caribbean
► BABY-MOMS the mother of a man’s child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or exclusive partner → 2012 sl., orig. Caribbean
► BABY-MOTHER the mother of a man’s child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or exclusive partner → 1966 orig. Caribbean
► BACHELOR MOTHER a mother who raises her children alone, being separated, divorced, or widowed → 1975 Amer. sl.  (Bk.)
► DAM a mother, a female parent → a1547 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DAME a mother → a1225 obs.
► GENERATRIX she who generates or produces; a female parent, a mother → 1657
► GENETRIX ► GENITRIX a female parent, a mother → 1561
► GENITRESS a female parent; a mother → 1610
► GENITRICE a female parent; a mother → a1500 chiefly Sc. obs.
► GESTATIONAL MOTHER the woman who carries and gives birth to a child → 1998  (Bk.)
► GRASS WIDOW an unmarried mother → 1899 Amer. dial.
► MA mother → 1823
► MAAMIE ► MAAMY a mother → 1922 Amer. dial.
► MAM mother → 1500
► MA-MA ► MAMA, MAMMA mother → 1579
► MA-MAW ► MAM-MAW ► MAW-MAW ► MAY-MAW a grandmother or great-grandmother; rarely, a mother or stepmother → 1942 Amer. dial.
► MAM-MAM a childish word for mother → 1606 obs.
► MAMMANS a child’s name for mother → 1905 Ireland (Bk.)
► MAMMY mother → 1523
► MARMEE ► MARMY a mother → 1868 Amer. dial.
► MA-TA mother → 1892 Chinese Pidgin (Bk.)
► MATER mother (often facetious) → 16C Brit. public school sl.
► MAW mother → 1857 Amer. dial.
► MEE-MEE a grandmother; rarely, a mother → 1966 Amer. dial.
► MERN a mother → 1951 Sc.
► MILF a sexually-appealing mother; “Mother I’d Like to Fuck”  → 1999 US sl.
► MIMI ► MIMMY a grandmother; rarely, a mother → 1966 Amer. dial.
► MINNIE a mother → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
► MODER mother → c1050 obs.
► MOM one’s mother; a mother → 1846 colloq., chiefly Amer.
► MOM DEAR one’s mother → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MOMMA mother → 1776 US
► MOMMER a mother → 1929 Eng. dial.
► MOMMY one’s mother; a mother → 1846 colloq. chiefly Amer
► MOMMY AND ME a mother and her baby or young child → 1958
► MOMPSY a mother → 1906 Amer. dial.
► MOMS one’s mother; a mother → 1925 US colloq.
► MOMSEY ► MOMSY ► MOMZEY a mother → 1906 Amer. dial.
► MOODA mother → 1823 Eng, dial. (Bk.)
► MOODER mother → c1050 obs.
► MOOTAR a mother → 1982 Jewish (Bk.)
► MOOTHER mother → 1850 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MOTHER the female parent of a human being; a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth; also, a woman who undertakes the responsibilities of a parent towards a child, esp. a stepmother → c1050
► MOTHER DAUGHTER a daughter who is also a mother → 1905 poetic usage
► MOTHER DEAR one’s mother → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MOTHERER a person who nurtures, or acts as a mother towards, someone → 1974
► MOTHER FIGURE a person who is endowed with some of the attributes of a mother, esp. an older woman who is seen as a source of nurture, support, etc. → 1932
► MOTHERHEAD a woman embodying the ideal qualities of a mother → 1879 poetic usage
► MOTHERHOOD a title of respect for a mother; used with a possessive adjective → 1459 obs.
► MOTHERKIN mother, ‘mummy’; often used as an affectionate form of address; a little mother → 1577
► MOTHERKINS mother, ‘mummy’; often used as an affectionate form of address; also used as a form of address to a woman who acts as a maternal figure to another → 1870
► MOTHERLING mother, ‘mummy’ often used as an affectionate form of address → 1836
► MOTHER-SUBSTITUTE a person who takes the place of the mother → 1933
► MOTHER SURROGATE a person who takes the place of the mother → 1932
► MOTHER-WIFE a wife and mother → 1869 Sc.
► MUDDY a mother → 1905 Amer. dial.
► MUM mother → 1595
► MUMMER a mother → 1834 Amer. dial.
► MUMMY mother → 1784 sl.
► MUMPSY a mother → 1941 Amer. dial.
► MUMS mother → 1939 sl.
► MUMSY mother → 1876 sl.
► MUTTI in Germany and German-speaking countries: a mother → 1905
► MUVVER mother → 1871 colloq.
► MUZZ mother → 1950 Amer. dial.
► MUZZY mother → 1967 Amer. dial.
► MY T my girlfriend; my mother → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► NANA ► NANNA a mother; an elderly woman → 1892 Amer. dial.
► NANNIE ► NANNY a grandmother; rarely, a mother or aunt; also, a term of address → 1941 Amer. dial.
► O.G. a woman, a mother (Old Girl) → 1878 US jocular usage
► OLD CHEESE one’s mother → 1979 Aust. sl.
► OLD D a mother; Old Dear, Old Darling → 1996 UK sl.
► OLD DEAR one’s mother → 2000 chiefly Irish usage
► OLD DONAH one’s mother → 19C sl.
► OLD GAL one’s mother → 1885 sl.
► OLD GIRL mother → 1846 sl.
► OLD GRABEM PUDDEN an old woman, whether one’s wife or mother → L19 rhyming sl
► OLD LADY a mother, regardless of age → 1722 sl.
► OLD ONE, THE one’s mother or wife → 1806 chiefly Irish
► OLD WOMAN one’s mother → 1844
► OLE GIRL one’s mother → L19 sl.
► ONE AND T’OTHER a mother → 1932 rhyming sl.
► ONE ANOTHER a mother → 20C rhyming sl.
► ONE OR THE OTHER one’s mother → 1999 rhyming sl.
► ONE’S OLD DONAH one’s mother → 1893 tramps’ sl.
► PRAM-FACE a working class, council-estate dwelling young woman and single mother → 2000s sl., derogatory
► QUEEN a mother, as the ruler of the house → 2002 UK sl.
► SIRESS a mother; a matron → 1804
► VENTER the womb as the source of one’s birth or origin; hence, a mother in relation to her children → 1579-80 obs.
► WAITRESS MOM a blue-collar working mother without a college education → 1996 Amer. political sl.
► WAR DEPARTMENT a wife; also, a man’s mother (rare) → 1942 Amer. jocular usage
► YUMMIE a young, upwardly mobile mummy → 2006 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► YUMMY-MUMMY a (middle-class) mother who is still considered attractive → 1976 sl.

NOUNS – PERSON – OTHER
► MOTHER QUELLER a matricide; one who kills their mother → 1440 obs.

PHRASES
► THE OLD MAN MUST BE WORKING OVERTIME refers to a woman with many children → L19

VERBS
► MAMMY 1. to transmit the mother’s likeness to offspring → 1953 Amer. dial.
2. to mother a child or animals → 1954 Amer. dial.