mother

madre

Genitore di sesso femminile di una persona o di un animale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: mum, mom

Espressioni comuni: my mother, mother of someone, single mother

futura madre, gestante

Donna o femmina di un animale che porta in grembo un piccolo non ancora nato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: mother-to-be, expectant mother

Espressioni comuni: expectant mother, pregnant mother, mother and fetus

madre, origine

Ciò da cui nasce o si sviluppa qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the mother of something (She saw patience as the mother of success.)

Sinonimi: source, origin

Espressioni comuni: mother of invention, mother of something, mother of arts

accudire, fare da madre a

Prendersi cura di qualcuno come una madre premurosa, a volte più di quanto desideri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: care for, look after, nurture

Contrari: neglect

Espressioni comuni: mother someone, stop mothering someone