mothers
USMUH-thurz/ˈmʌðɚz/UKMUH-thuhz/ˈmʌðəz/
- 1Plural of mother. Use this form when you mean more than one mother.
The mothers waited outside the school gate for their children.
Both mothers shared advice about feeding newborns.
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- 2Third-person singular simple present of mother. Use it with he, she, or it.
She mothers every new student until they feel at home.
He mothers his houseplants, checking them several times a day.
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mothers is a form of mother
mother, noun: A woman who has given birth to, adopted or brought up a child, or who is going to have a baby. Full entry
- Forms
- mothermothers plural
- Spelling
- mother → mothers: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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