The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - mothern.

1) dam, materfamilias, (female) parent, Old-fashioned or formal or jocular mater, Formal progenitrix; matriarch, Colloq ma, old lady, old woman, Brit mummy, mum, US mom, mommy, mama, mamma, maw, mammy, mam: He runs crying to his mother whenever anyone teases him. 2) source, origin, genesis: Necessity is the mother of invention. 3) nourisher, nurturer, nurse: Poverty was the mother of anarchy. --adj. 4) native, natural, innate: She has the mother wit to know better. --v. 5) nurture, nourish, nurse, care for, look after, protect, shelter, watch over, take care of: She mothered me when I needed her, and I won't desert her now. 6) pamper, baby, coddle, spoil, indulge, fuss over, overprotect: You mother the child too much.