🇬🇧 English from 🇷🇺 Russian Все слова
mother
/ˈmʌð.ər/
A1 noun Family
🇷🇺 Russian: мама
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
noun

A female parent. The informal word is 'mum' (British English) or 'mom' (American English).

Определение

🇷🇺 Russian

Разг. в семейном общении и в разговоре детей о родной матери — то же, что мать.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Countable noun. Plural: mothers. Informal equivalents: mum (UK), mom (US), mummy, mama. Common collocations: mother tongue (your first language), grandmother, mother-in-law, motherly.

Cultural Notes

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.

"The mother kisses her baby."

🇷🇺 "Мать целует своего ребенка."

The mother lifted her child into the air.

"The mother lifted her child into the air."

🇷🇺 "Мать подбросила ребенка в воздух."

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:

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