Mother

Painting of a mother putting her child to bed.

Mother is a female parent. The mother and father are parents. A mother gives birth to the child.

Other names for Mother

• In American English, other common words for mother are "Mom," "Mommy," Momma" and "Ma."
• In British English, "Mum" and "Mummy" are usually used instead of "Mom" and "Mommy". Another variant, often found in the North of England, particularly Yorkshire and Lancashire, is "Mam".
• In Australian English, "Mum", "Mother", "Mummy" and "Mother Dearest".
• In Indonesian, "Ibu", "Emak", "Bunda".

Madre is Mother in Spanish. Mamma or Mor is Mother in Norwegian. Mater is Mother in Latin. Mutter is Mother in German. Mat' is Mother in Russian.