mother in WordNet English dictionary

1. make children
   "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
   beget  get  engender  father  mother  sire  generate  bring forth 
   
2. care for like a mother
   "She fusses over her husband"
   mother  fuss  overprotect 
   

1. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
   "the mother of three children"
   mother  female parent 
   
2. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
   "necessity is the mother of invention"
   mother 
   
3. a term of address for a mother superior
   mother 
   
4. a term of address for an elderly woman
   mother 
   
5. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
   mother