MOTHERS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of mother

as in moms

a female human parent he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken

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mothers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mother

as in has

to bring forth from the womb I hope to mother at least one child

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as in nurses

to attend to the needs and comforts of mothered the patients with chicken soup

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Recent Examples of mothers

Noun

Even before the Clancy trial began, the forensic psychiatrist Susan Hatters-Friedman pointed out to me how quickly the discourse around the case had turned to postpartum psychosis, a rare disorder that affects about one in a thousand new mothers. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Branche says more women, including herself, are building careers and stable lives before becoming mothers. — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 In Nebraska, mothers are fighting to get the same electric shock gloves out of schools. — Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 In the center is Jones with an electric guitar slung over his shoulder in a protective gesture, like some mothers carry babies on their hips. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026 Today, that first creation is at the heart of L’Amour Mère, a perfume line dedicated to the love between grandmothers, mothers, and daughters. — Gustavo Egusquiza, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 Instead, the United States came to rely largely on a private childcare market, with public subsidies tied to the welfare system and helping low-income mothers work, Professor Morgan says. — Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 Wilson is part of the reason three mothers pulled their children this year from a San Diego-area Christian school, which pursued an affiliation with ACCS. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 The reality star dedicated his contemporary routine to mothers everywhere. — Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2026 Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Barrington Elementary For more than a decade, Claudia Lopez joined other Barrington Elementary School mothers to cook a meal of turkey, potato salad, mashed potatoes, cornbread and chocoflan for Thanksgiving. — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026 Because right now, with child care problems causing one in four parents, often mothers, to cut back working hours and one in six to leave entirely, Miami-Dade parents and businesses alike are feeling the pain. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mothers

Noun

Girls playing baseball and their moms coaching them was a rarity in the late 1990s.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The researchers compared three approaches to hepatitis B vaccination for babies born to moms who test negative for hepatitis B in pregnancy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of moms

Verb

Constant calls demanding others pay for every social cause regardless of cost has its limits.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Both approaches require costly infrastructure, but while exports could quickly fill government coffers, using gas to fuel industrialization has the potential to deliver a larger long-term payoff.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of has

Verb

At the family estate, Sybylla, who nurses inchoate hopes of becoming a writer, is to be remade into a suitable wife.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurses

Verb

Almost none has completed the reorganization that produces the compounding gains on the other side.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Huntington’s is the result of a three-letter repeat, and researchers have spent years attempting to lower the levels of the RNA and protein this gene produces.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of produces

Verb

Chinese automakers’ gains in Britain show how quickly consumers will consider a new competitor when the product delivers.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Through its subsidiaries and global centers of excellence, Elbit Systems delivers proven naval capabilities supporting missions ranging from coastal security to blue-water operations, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivers

Verb

Both sides of the island are necessary and complementary, just like the proverbial oyster grit that births the pearl.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Although healthy individuals may only suffer short-term symptoms, a listeria infection can cause miscarriages and still births among pregnant women.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 June 2026