mother

Mutter

Der weibliche Elternteil eines Menschen oder Tieres.

In einfachem Englisch: A female parent of a person or animal.

• My mother lives nearby.
• The kitten stayed close to its mother.
• Her adoptive mother taught her to swim.

Synonyme: mum, mom

Häufige Wendungen: my mother, mother of someone, single mother

werdende Mutter

Eine Frau oder ein weibliches Tier, das ein noch ungeborenes Kind oder Junges in sich trägt.

In einfachem Englisch: A woman or female animal that is carrying a baby before birth.

• The mother is six months pregnant.
• Doctors checked the health of the mother and her unborn baby.
• Expectant mothers attended a class about birth.

Synonyme: mother-to-be, expectant mother

Häufige Wendungen: expectant mother, pregnant mother, mother and fetus

Ursprung, Mutter

Etwas, aus dem eine andere Sache entsteht oder sich entwickelt.

In einfachem Englisch: Something from which another thing begins or develops.

• Necessity is the mother of invention.
• He called curiosity the mother of discovery.
• The poet described silence as the mother of wisdom.

So benutzt man es: the mother of something (She saw patience as the mother of success.)

Synonyme: source, origin

Häufige Wendungen: mother of invention, mother of something, mother of arts

bemuttern

Sich wie eine fürsorgliche Mutter um jemanden kümmern, manchmal mehr, als die Person möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: To look after someone like a caring female parent, sometimes more than they want.

• She likes to mother everyone.
• He felt uncomfortable when his sister mothered him.
• Please stop mothering me; I can pack my own bag.

Synonyme: care for, look after, nurture

Gegenteile: neglect

Häufige Wendungen: mother someone, stop mothering someone