The difference between Mother and Son
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 son means one's male offspring.
When used as verbs, mother means to give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child, whereas son means to produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mother and Son
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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."
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Mother as a noun:
A female parent of an animal.
Examples:
"The lioness was a mother of four cubs."
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Mother as a noun (figuratively):
A female ancestor.
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Mother as a noun (figuratively):
A source or origin.
Examples:
"The Mediterranean was mother to many cultures and languages."
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Mother as a noun:
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. .}}
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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."
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Mother as a noun (figuratively):
Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
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Mother as a noun (figuratively):
Any person or entity which performs mothering.
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Mother as a noun:
The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
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Mother as a noun:
The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
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Mother as a noun (obsolete):
Hysterical passion; hysteria.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Mother as a verb (chiefly, transitive):
To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child.
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Mother as a verb (transitive):
To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
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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"
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Mother as a verb (transitive):
To cause to contain .
Examples:
"mothered oil / vinegar / wine"
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Mother as a verb (intransitive, of an alcohol):
To develop mother.
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Mother as a noun (euphemistic, coarse, slang):
Motherfucker.
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Mother as a noun (euphemistic, colloquial):
A striking example.
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Mother as a noun:
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Son as a noun:
One's male offspring.
Examples:
"Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."
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Son as a noun:
A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
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Son as a noun:
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
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Son as a noun:
A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
Examples:
"He was a son of the mafia system."
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Son as a noun:
A male descendant.
Examples:
"The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun."
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Son as a noun:
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Son as a noun (UK, colloquial):
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Son as a verb (transitive):
To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
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Son as a verb (transitive):
To address (someone) as "son".