mother (redirected from motherless)

mother¹

1. 

a. a female who has given birth to offspring

b. (as modifier): a mother bird

2. a title given to certain members of female religious orders

3. Christian Science God as the eternal Principle

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mother²

a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc. to promote vinegar formation

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mother [′məth·ər]

(engineering acoustics)

A mold derived by electroforming from a master; used to produce the stampers from which disk records are molded in large quantities. Also known as metal positive.

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mother - parent