·noun An old woman or matron.
II. Mother ·noun Hysterical passion; hysteria.
III. Mother ·vi To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.
IV. Mother ·noun The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, ·etc.
V. Mother ·vt To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.
VI. Mother ·noun A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.
VII. Mother ·noun That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.
VIII. Mother ·adj Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.
IX. Mother ·noun A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, ·etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.