n (1)妈妈，母亲(female parent，esp human)[C]：Where is～?妈妈在哪儿? an expectant～怀孕的母亲;a～of three 三个孩子的母亲;become a～做母亲(生孩子);～and baby/child/son/father母婴/母亲和孩子/母与子/父母;You are looking wonderful，M～.妈，你看上去棒极了。M～Nature大自然;M～'s Day母亲节;～country/tongue祖国/母语;～'s boy 感情脆弱的男性儿童或成年人;a～bird/hen/chimpanzee 雌鸟/母鸡/雌猩猩;～love 母爱;〖同〗mamma，mom，mommy;

(2)根(起)源(creative source;origin，cause)[C，the～][N(of)]：the～of crime/revolt/good luck/many ills罪恶/叛逆/好运/诸多弊端的根源;Necessity is the～of invention. 需要是发明之母。Philosophy is the～of European languages.哲学是欧洲各种语言之源。〖同〗origin ，source;

(3)(称呼上了年纪的妇女)大妈，大娘，老太太(elderly woman(used as a title of affectionate respect))：Good morning，～.大娘，早上好。

(4)女子宗教团体的主持人(leader of a female religious society)[C]：M～Augusta/Shipton/Teresa 奥古斯塔/希普顿/特里萨院长(妈妈);〖同〗Mother，Superior;

vt (1)母亲般照顾(抚养)(look after(sb or sth) and bring him up as a mother does)[T+n]：～a lost child/one's two children/one's lodgers 照顾一个走失的儿童/抚养两个孩子/照料房客;be～ed by a landlady 受到女房东的热心照顾;His wife～ed him for twenty years.他的妻子无微不至地照料他20年。〖同〗nurse，raise;

(2)溺爱(treat sb with too much care and often spoil him)[T+n](derog)：Stop～ing the child! 别再溺爱这个孩子了!

→′motherly adj母亲(爱)的;′mother-in-law n 岳母，婆婆;͵mother-of-′pearl n 珍珠母;′motherhood n 母性;母亲身份;͵mother-to-′be n 孕妇