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FEMALE PARENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
Example:
the mother of three children
Synonyms:
female parent; mother
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("female parent" is a kind of...):
parent (a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "female parent"):
ma; mama; mamma; mammy; mom; momma; mommy; mum; mummy (informal terms for a mother)
mater (an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously)
mother-in-law (the mother of your spouse)
para I; primipara ((obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time)
puerpera (a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter)
quadripara ((obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies)
quintipara ((obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies)
supermom (an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment)
surrogate mother (a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so)
Instance hyponyms:
Blessed Virgin; Madonna; Mary; The Virgin; Virgin Mary (the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics)
Antonym:
male parent (a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father))
