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mother¹

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

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

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.

mother - parent

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No references found			Boncompagni—a descendant of Italian nobility and Pope Gregory XIII—has already caught some flack for a Cookie Magazine column she wrote about the trials of social mothers, but she maintains that, “It is a valid struggle to want to have an active social life and actually be a good mom. Socialites To Celebrate Book About Socialites by Caroline Bankoff / The New York Observer The close, emotional bond between such children and their social mothers shows that not only childhood, but motherhood itself is culturally constructed rather than a function of biological linkage. A Tender Voyage: Children and Childhood in Late Imperial China by Szonyi, Michael / Canadian Journal of History Courts are facing bioethics questions when they consider which of three "parents" -- an egg donor, a gestational mother, and a social mother -- should receive custody of a child. UNESCO Develops Universal Norms in Bioethics, Women Under-Represented by PR Newswire			Social Democratic Party of Denmark Social Democratic Party of Finland Social Democratic Party of Germany Social Democratic Party of Hungary Social Democratic Party of Rumania Social Democrats, USA Social Democrats-Internationalists Social Differentiation Social Disease Social Disorganization, Theory of social engineering social fund Social Gospel Social Groups social hierarchy social history social insects Social Insurance Social Labor social learning Social Legislation Social mammals social media Social Medicine Social Mobility social mother social network social networking social networking site social networking Web site social networking Web sites social operating system Social Order social parasitism social phobia Social Prestige Social Protest social psychiatry Social Psychology Social Realism Social Register Social Relations social releaser Social Revolution Social Role social science social science number social search engine Social Security Social Security Act Social Security Agreement			Social Media Group Social Media Law Student Social Media Management System Social media marketing Social Media Marketing Institute Social Media News Release Social media optimization Social Media Press Kit Social Media Press Release Social Media Professionals Association Social Media Release Social Media Research Lab Social Media Technology Group Social medicine Social medicine Social Mobilisation and Equity Consultants Social Mobilisation Foundation Social mobility Social mobility Social mobility Social mobility Social Model Recovery Systems, Inc Social Monitoring and Early Response Unit Social monogamy Social more Social more Social more Social mores Social mores Social mores social mother social motivation social movement social movement Social Movement Organization Social movements Social Movements World Network Social Need Education and Human Awareness Social Need in Nottinghamshire Social network Social network Social Network Analysis Social Network Analysis Social Network Analysis Social Network and Relationship Finder Social Network and Social Media Social Network Delineation Questionnaire Social Network Exposure Social Network Fatigue Social Network Integrated Friend Finder Social Network Management Social Network Marketing Social Network Markup Language Social Network Mining and Analysis Social Network of Graduates Social Network Operating System Social Network Questionnaire Social network service social network site

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