| v. |
| [1] |
nurture
,
nourish
,
nurse
,
care for
,
look after
,
protect
,
shelter
,
watch over
,
take care of
|
| [2] |
pamper
,
fuss
,
overprotect
,
baby
,
coddle
,
spoil
,
indulge
,
fuss over
,
overprotect
|
| [3] |
beget
,
get
,
engender
,
father
,
sire
,
generate
,
bring forth
|
|
| n. |
| [1] |
female parent
,
dam
,
materfamilias
,
(female) parent
,
(Old-fashioned/Formal/Jocular) mater
,
(Formal) progenitrix
,
matriarch
,
(Colloq) ma
,
old lady
,
old woman
,
(Brit) mummy
,
mum
,
(US) mom
,
mommy
,
mama
,
mamma
,
maw
,
mammy
,
mam
|
| [2] |
source
,
origin
,
genesis
|
| [3] |
nourisher
,
nurturer
,
nurse
|
|
| adj. |
|
