A mother is the social female parent of an offspring.
In the case of a mammal such as a human, the biological mother gestates her child (called first an embryo, then a fetus) in the womb from conception until the fetus is sufficiently well-developed to be born. The mother then goes into labour and gives birth. Once the child is born, the mother produces milk, a process called lactation, to feed the child.
In non-sexual organisms, "mother" can sometimes be used to mean "parent"; in the case of single-celled organisms that reproduce by fission, the mother is a cell that divides to produce "daughters".
Mothers typically have a very important role in raising children, and the title mother can be given to a woman other than a biological parent who fills this role. This is most commonly either an adoptive mother or a stepmother (the wife of a child's father). Nowadays, with advances in reproductive technologies, the function of biological motherhood can be split between the genetic mother (who provides the ovum) and the gestational mother (who carries the pregnancy), and in theory neither might be the social mother (the one who brings up the child).
The term mother can also refer to a person with stereotypical traits of a mother such as nurturing and other-centredness... more
Mother - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sun, 20 May 2012 07:48:00 GMT
A mother (or mum / mom) is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that united with a sperm which grew into a child. Because ... Visit
Mother | Define Mother at Dictionary.com
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:57:00 GMT
noun 1. a female parent. 2. ( often initial capital letter ) one's female parent. 3. a mother-in-law, stepmother, or adoptive mother. 4. a term of address for a ... Visit
Mother Quotes, Sayings about Moms and Mothers
Sat, 19 May 2012 08:18:00 GMT
Quotations about mothers, from The Quote Garden. ... No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother's love. Visit
Mother New York
Thu, 17 May 2012 18:36:00 GMT
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Second Child Dies After Being Shot by Mother Inside Texas Welfare ...
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:57:00 GMT
Authorities say a 10-year-old boy shot by his mother during a standoff in a Texas welfare office on Monday has died. Visit
Mother (2009) - IMDb
Sun, 20 May 2012 06:30:00 GMT
Director: Joon-ho Bong. . Actors: Hye-ja Kim: Mother Bin Won: Yoon Do-joon Ku Jin: Jin-tae Je-mun Yun: Je-moon Mi-sun Jun: Mi-sun Sae-Byeok Song ... Visit
Texas mother denied food stamps shoots children, kills self
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:07:00 GMT
A Texas mother who barricaded herself in a state welfare office for seven hours before shooting her two children and killing herself had reportedly been denied food ... Visit
mother - definition of mother by the Free Online Dictionary ...
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:53:00 GMT
mother 1 (m r) n. 1. a. A female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child. b. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm, resulting in the ... Visit
Second child shot by Texas mother in welfare office standoff dies ...
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:56:00 GMT
Timothy Grimmer died Thurs. after he and his sister were shot by their mother during a standoff at a Texas welfare office Read more by Crimesider Staff on ... Visit
mother - Wiktionary
Sat, 19 May 2012 04:36:00 GMT
A (human) female who (a) parents a child or (b) gives birth to a baby. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of ... Visit
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