mother

madre

Progenitora de una persona o de un animal.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: mum, mom

Expresiones frecuentes: my mother, mother of someone, single mother

futura madre, gestante

Mujer o hembra de un animal que lleva una cría en su vientre antes del nacimiento.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: mother-to-be, expectant mother

Expresiones frecuentes: expectant mother, pregnant mother, mother and fetus

madre, origen

Aquello de lo que nace o se desarrolla otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: the mother of something (She saw patience as the mother of success.)

Sinónimos: source, origin

Expresiones frecuentes: mother of invention, mother of something, mother of arts

cuidar, mimar

Cuidar a alguien como una madre cariñosa, a veces más de lo que esa persona desea.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: care for, look after, nurture

Antónimos: neglect

Expresiones frecuentes: mother someone, stop mothering someone