FEMALE PARENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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:

Nouns denoting people

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))