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{{wiktionary|mother}} | |||
The primary use of the word "'''mother'''" is to refer to a biological or social ] ], for which see ]. The word is also used in the following ways: | |||
A ''']''' is a female parent. | |||
'''Mother''' may also refer to: | |||
* as a ]: | |||
{{TOC right}} | |||
** source or creator, as in the phrase "Necessity is the mother of invention", or "mother country" in reference to a ]; | |||
** precursor, as in ]; | |||
** superior in hierarchy, as in "mother ship"; | |||
** first in a person's life, as in ]; | |||
** main or primary, as in ] and the "mother of all wars". | |||
* a title or polite form of address to a spiritual mother in Christianity, such as an ] or the wife of a ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] on the Pink Floyd album ''The Wall''. | |||
==Literature== | |||
* ], a 1907 short story by Owen Wister | |||
* ], 1906 novel by Maxim Gorky | |||
* "]", a 1914 short story by James Joyce | |||
==Theatre== | |||
{{disambig}} | |||
* ], a 1929 opera by the Czech composer Alois Hába | |||
* ''Mother'', a 1938 opera by ] | |||
* ''Mother'', opera by ] | |||
* ], a 1910 play by Jules Eckert Goodman | |||
==Film== | |||
===United States=== | |||
* ], an American silent film by the Thanhouser Company | |||
* ], an American silent film by Maurice Tourneur | |||
*''Mother'', a 1927 American silent film written by ] | |||
* ], an American film by Albert Brooks | |||
*''Mother'', a 2006 short film by ] | |||
* '']'', a 2017 American film by Darren Aronofsky | |||
* Mother, a computer in '']'' (1979) | |||
===Europe=== | |||
* ], a Russian film by Vsevolod Pudovkin | |||
* ], a Hungarian film by Johann von Vásáry | |||
* ], a Soviet film by Mark Donskoy | |||
* ], a Soviet film by Gleb Panfilov | |||
* ], a short film directed by Rati Tsiteladze | |||
* ], an Estonian film | |||
* ], a short film by Rodrigo Sorogoyen | |||
* ], a film by Rodrigo Sorogoyen based on his short film of the same name | |||
===Asia=== | |||
*''Mother'', a 1935 ] by Wen Yimin | |||
*''Mother'', a 1949 Chinese film by ] | |||
* ], a Japanese film by Mikio Naruse | |||
*''Mother'', a 1956 ] by Ling Zifeng | |||
* ], a Japanese film by Kaneto Shindo | |||
* ], a Korean film by Park Chul-soo | |||
* '']'', a 1986 Indonesian film by Teguh Karya, released internationally as ''Mother'' | |||
* ], an Iranian film by Ali Hatami | |||
* ], an Indian film starring Rekha | |||
* ], a South Korean film by Bong Joon-ho | |||
* ], a Japanese film by Kazuo Umezu | |||
* ], a Japanese film by ] | |||
==Television== | |||
===Series=== | |||
* ], a 2010 Japanese television drama | |||
*], a 2016 Turkish television drama | |||
* ], a 2018 South Korean TV series | |||
===Episodes=== | |||
* ], a 2015 episode from the TV series ''Once Upon a Time'' | |||
* ], an episode from the TV series ''The Flash'' | |||
*"Mother", an episode from the ] | |||
* "Mother...", an ] | |||
===Characters=== | |||
* ], a 1960s British TV character | |||
==Games== | |||
* ], a 1989 role-playing video game | |||
** ] | |||
==Music== | |||
===Bands=== | |||
* ], a Canadian rock band formerly called Mother | |||
===Albums=== | |||
* ], 2020 | |||
* ], 2005 | |||
* ], 1994 | |||
* ], 2013 | |||
* ], 2005 | |||
* ], 2021 | |||
* ], 1989 | |||
* ], 2016 | |||
* ], 2023 | |||
* ], 2009 | |||
* ''Mother'', an album by ] | |||
* ''Mother'', an EP by ] | |||
===Songs=== | |||
*], 2014 | |||
* ], 2011 | |||
* ], 2019 | |||
* ], 1988 | |||
* ], 1970 | |||
* ], 1995 | |||
* ], 2023 | |||
* ], 1979 | |||
* "Mother", by the Afro Celt Sound System from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Ashanti from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Chicago from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Era from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Goldie from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Cyndi Lauper from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Florence + the Machine from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by James from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by ] | |||
* "Mother", by Moloko from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by The Police from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Puffy AmiYumi from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Ray Charles ] | |||
* "Mother", by Red House Painters from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Tori Amos from '']'' | |||
* "Mother", from the musical '']'' | |||
* "Mother", by Kacey Musgraves from '']'' | |||
* "MOTHER", by Susumu Hirasawa from '']'' | |||
* "M-O-T-H-E-R", by ] | |||
*"Mother", by Blonde Redhead from '']'' | |||
*"Mother", by Porter Robinson from ] | |||
==Food and drink== | |||
* ] | |||
* Mother's, a kosher food brand owned by ] | |||
* ], sometimes called a "mother", used to start the fermentation process in making various foods and drinks | |||
** ], or SCOBY (for symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast), occurring in the making of kombucha | |||
** "Mother" or "mother dough", a ] starter dough | |||
** ] | |||
==Other uses== | |||
* ], a British advertising agency | |||
* ], the main printed circuit board found in microcomputers | |||
* Mother, prototype of the British ] | |||
* (Sometimes spelled "moth-er"), a person who studies ]s | |||
==See also== | |||
{{canned search|mother|moth-er}} | |||
* {{wiktionary-inline|moth-er}} | |||
* {{srt}} | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
{{disambiguation}} |
Latest revision as of 23:10, 2 September 2024
A mother is a female parent.
Mother may also refer to:
Literature
- "Mother" (short story), a 1907 short story by Owen Wister
- Mother (novel), 1906 novel by Maxim Gorky
- "A Mother", a 1914 short story by James Joyce
Theatre
- Mother (opera), a 1929 opera by the Czech composer Alois Hába
- Mother, a 1938 opera by Valery Zhelobinsky
- Mother, opera by Tikhon Khrennikov
- Mother (play), a 1910 play by Jules Eckert Goodman
Film
United States
- Mother (1910 film), an American silent film by the Thanhouser Company
- Mother (1914 film), an American silent film by Maurice Tourneur
- Mother, a 1927 American silent film written by Charles Kerr
- Mother (1996 film), an American film by Albert Brooks
- Mother, a 2006 short film by Sian Heder
- mother!, a 2017 American film by Darren Aronofsky
- Mother, a computer in Alien (1979)
Europe
- Mother (1926 film), a Russian film by Vsevolod Pudovkin
- Mother (1937 film), a Hungarian film by Johann von Vásáry
- Mother (1955 film), a Soviet film by Mark Donskoy
- Mother (1990 film), a Soviet film by Gleb Panfilov
- Mother (2016 Georgian film), a short film directed by Rati Tsiteladze
- Mother (2016 Estonian film), an Estonian film
- Mother (2017 Spanish film), a short film by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Mother (2019 Spanish film), a film by Rodrigo Sorogoyen based on his short film of the same name
Asia
- Mother, a 1935 Chinese film by Wen Yimin
- Mother, a 1949 Chinese film by Shi Hui (director)
- Mother (1952 film), a Japanese film by Mikio Naruse
- Mother, a 1956 Chinese film by Ling Zifeng
- Mother (1963 film), a Japanese film by Kaneto Shindo
- Mother (1985 film), a Korean film by Park Chul-soo
- Ibunda, a 1986 Indonesian film by Teguh Karya, released internationally as Mother
- Mother (1991 film), an Iranian film by Ali Hatami
- Mother (1999 film), an Indian film starring Rekha
- Mother (2009 film), a South Korean film by Bong Joon-ho
- Mother (2014 film), a Japanese film by Kazuo Umezu
- Mother (2020 film), a Japanese film by Tatsushi Ōmori
Television
Series
- Mother (Japanese TV series), a 2010 Japanese television drama
- Mother (Turkish TV series), a 2016 Turkish television drama
- Mother (South Korean TV series), a 2018 South Korean TV series
Episodes
- "Mother" (Once Upon a Time), a 2015 episode from the TV series Once Upon a Time
- "Mother" (The Flash), an episode from the TV series The Flash
- "Mother", an episode from the sixth season of Fear the Walking Dead
- "Mother...", an episode of Fullmetal Alchemist
Characters
- Mother (The Avengers), a 1960s British TV character
Games
- Mother (video game), a 1989 role-playing video game
Music
Bands
- Mother Mother, a Canadian rock band formerly called Mother
Albums
- Mother (In This Moment album), 2020
- Mother (Kubb album), 2005
- Mother (Luna Sea album), 1994
- Mother (Natalie Maines album), 2013
- Mother (Mother Mother album), 2005
- Mother (Cleo Sol album), 2021
- Mother (Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka album), 1989
- Mother (Jacky Terrasson and Stéphane Belmondo album), 2016
- Mother (Veil of Maya album), 2023
- Mother (Susumu Yokota album), 2009
- Mother, an album by Gilli Smyth
- Mother, an EP by ZZ Ward
Songs
- "Mother" (Axel Hirsoux song), 2014
- "Mother" (Blondie song), 2011
- "Mother" (Charlie Puth song), 2019
- "Mother" (Danzig song), 1988
- "Mother" (John Lennon song), 1970
- "Mother" (Luna Sea song), 1995
- "Mother" (Meghan Trainor song), 2023
- "Mother" (Pink Floyd song), 1979
- "Mother", by the Afro Celt Sound System from Volume 5: Anatomic
- "Mother", by Ashanti from The Declaration
- "Mother", by Chicago from Chicago III
- "Mother", by Era from Era
- "Mother", by Goldie from Saturnz Return
- "Mother", by Cyndi Lauper from Sisters of Avalon
- "Mother", by Florence + the Machine from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
- "Mother", by James from Seven
- "Mother", by M-Factor
- "Mother", by Moloko from Things to Make and Do
- "Mother", by The Police from Synchronicity
- "Mother", by Puffy AmiYumi from Mother/Nehorina hahorina
- "Mother", by Ray Charles released as single in 2002
- "Mother", by Red House Painters from Red House Painters
- "Mother", by Tori Amos from Little Earthquakes
- "Mother", from the musical A Chorus Line
- "Mother", by Kacey Musgraves from Golden Hour
- "MOTHER", by Susumu Hirasawa from Technique of Relief
- "M-O-T-H-E-R", by Howard Johnson
- "Mother", by Blonde Redhead from Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
- "Mother", by Porter Robinson from Nurture
Food and drink
- Mother (drink)
- Mother's, a kosher food brand owned by The Manischewitz Company
- Fermentation starter, sometimes called a "mother", used to start the fermentation process in making various foods and drinks
- Kombucha mother, or SCOBY (for symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast), occurring in the making of kombucha
- "Mother" or "mother dough", a pre-ferment starter dough
- Mother of vinegar
Other uses
- Mother (advertising agency), a British advertising agency
- Motherboard, the main printed circuit board found in microcomputers
- Mother, prototype of the British Mark I tank
- (Sometimes spelled "moth-er"), a person who studies moths
See also
Search for "mother" or "moth-er" on Misplaced Pages.- The dictionary definition of moth-er at Wiktionary
- All pages with titles beginning with Mother
- All pages with titles containing Mother
- Ma (disambiguation)
- Mama (disambiguation)
- Mom (disambiguation)
- Mommy (disambiguation)
- Mothers (disambiguation)
- Mum (disambiguation)
- Mummy (disambiguation)
- Mutha (disambiguation)
- The Mother (disambiguation)
- Queen-mother (disambiguation)
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