🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)
noun
A female parent. The informal word is 'mum' (British English) or 'mom' (American English).
Mulher que tem ou teve filhos, naturais ou adotivos.
Countable noun. Plural: mothers. Informal equivalents: mum (UK), mom (US), mummy, mama. Common collocations: mother tongue (your first language), grandmother, mother-in-law, motherly.
Mother's Day (called Mothering Sunday in the UK) is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent in Britain, and in May in the US and Australia. 'Mother tongue' means the first language you learned as a child. 'Mother Nature' refers to the natural world personified as a woman.
Example Sentences
"The mother kisses her baby."
🇵🇹 "A mãe beija o seu bebé."
"The mother lifted her child into the air."
🇵🇹 "A mãe ergueu a filha no ar."
Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English
The ___ kisses her baby.
Practice Quiz
1. In British English, the informal word for 'mother' is:
2. 'Mother tongue' means: