The difference between Mother and Parent

When used as nouns, mother means a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be, whereas parent means one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended.

When used as verbs, mother means to give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child, whereas parent means to act as parent, to raise or rear.

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  1. Mother as a noun:

    A (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.

    Examples:

    "I am visiting my mother<sup>(a)</sup> today.'' — ''My sister-in-law has just become a mother.<sup>(b)</sup>'' — ''Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother<sup>(c)</sup> are conveyed to the fetus."

  2. Mother as a noun:

    A female parent of an animal.

    Examples:

    "The lioness was a mother of four cubs."

  3. Mother as a noun (figuratively):

    A female ancestor.

  4. Mother as a noun (figuratively):

    A source or origin.

    Examples:

    "The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages."

  5. Mother as a noun:

    Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. .}}

  6. Mother as a noun (when followed by a surname):

    A title of respect for one's mother-in-law.

    Examples:

    "Mother Smith, meet my cousin, Doug Jones."

  7. Mother as a noun (figuratively):

    Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.

  8. Mother as a noun (figuratively):

    Any person or entity which performs mothering.

  9. Mother as a noun:

    The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.

  10. Mother as a noun:

    The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.

  11. Mother as a noun (obsolete):

    Hysterical passion; hysteria.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Mother as a verb (chiefly, transitive):

    To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child.

  2. Mother as a verb (transitive):

    To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

  1. Mother as a noun:

    A stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.

    Examples:

    "pieces of mother'', ''adding mother to vinegar"

  1. Mother as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to contain .

    Examples:

    "mothered oil / vinegar / wine"

  2. Mother as a verb (intransitive, of an alcohol):

    To develop mother.

  1. Mother as a noun (euphemistic, coarse, slang):

    Motherfucker.

  2. Mother as a noun (euphemistic, colloquial):

    A striking example.

  1. Mother as a noun:

  1. Parent as a noun:

    One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

  2. Parent as a noun:

    A surrogate mother

  3. Parent as a noun:

    A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material

  4. Parent as a noun:

    A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.

  5. Parent as a noun (obsolete):

    A relative.

  6. Parent as a noun:

    The source or origin of something.

  7. Parent as a noun (biology):

    An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.

  8. Parent as a noun (attributive):

    Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector. A parent company.

  9. Parent as a noun (computing):

    The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.

  1. Parent as a verb:

    To act as parent, to raise or rear.

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