Thesaurus:mother
THESAURUS | mother |
English
Synonyms
- dam (obsolete)
- mater (formal)
- matriarch
- mother
- —
- Colloquial or slang synonyms:
- ma (Irish, Scouse, US)
- mam (Northumberland)
- mama
- mamma
- mammy
- mamsie
- mom (US)
- moms (AAVE)
- momma (US)
- mommy (US, childish)
- momsy (US)
- mum (British)
- mummy (British, childish)
- mumsy (British)
- mutha (Geordie)
- old lady (somewhat derogatory)
Antonyms
- father [WS]
Hyponyms
- biological mother
- birth mother
- genitrix
- genitor
- —
- adoptive mother
- grandmother [WS]
- gymslip mum (British, slang)
- helicopter mom
- mama bear
- mama grizzly
- mother-in-law
- security mom (US)
- soccer mom
- stepmother
- supermom
- supermum
- surrogate mother
- tiger mother
Hypernyms
- foster
- guardian
- parent
- relative [WS]
- woman [WS]
Various
- materfamilias
Further reading
- “166. paternity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “mother” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
- Use frequencies of some of the synonyms at Google Ngram Viewer