English-German translation for "mother"

"mother" German translation

mother
[ˈmʌðə(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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Mutter Ahnin, Ahnfrau Mutter, Mütterchen Oberin, Äbtissin Mutter Mutter, Ursprung, Wurzel, Quelle More examples...
  • Mutterfeminine | Femininum f
    mother
    mother
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  • a mother’s heart
    a mother’s heart
  • the mother of all queues familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    the mother of all queues familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • mother’s ruin British English | britisches EnglischBr slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    Gin
    mother’s ruin British English | britisches EnglischBr slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
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  • often | oftoft Mother a person’s own mother
    die (eigene) Mutter
    often | oftoft Mother a person’s own mother
  • Ahninfeminine | Femininum f
    mother rare | seltenselten (ancestress)
    Ahnfraufeminine | Femininum f
    mother rare | seltenselten (ancestress)
    mother rare | seltenselten (ancestress)
  • Mutterfeminine | Femininum f
    mother term of address for an old woman
    Mütterchenneuter | Neutrum n
    mother term of address for an old woman
    mother term of address for an old woman
  • Oberinfeminine | Femininum f
    mother mother superior
    Äbtissinfeminine | Femininum f
    mother mother superior
    mother mother superior
  • Mutterfeminine | Femininum f (mütterliche Regungenet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    mother figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    mother figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • at last the mother awakes in her
    sie verspürt endlich mütterliche Regungen
    at last the mother awakes in her
  • Mutterfeminine | Femininum f
    mother source figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Ursprungmasculine | Maskulinum m
    mother source figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Wurzelfeminine | Femininum f
    mother source figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Quellefeminine | Femininum f
    mother source figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    mother source figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • mother especially | besondersbesonders American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS vulgar | vulgärvulg → see „motherfucker“
    mother especially | besondersbesonders American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS vulgar | vulgärvulg → see „motherfucker“
mother
[ˈmʌðə(r)]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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Mutter…
  • Mutter…
    mother
    mother
mother
[ˈmʌðə(r)]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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gebären, hervorbringen bemuttern, wie eine Mutter sorgen für an Kindes statt annehmen die Mutterschaft anerkennen von die Verfasser- Urheberschaft anerkennen von die Mutterschaft Urheberschaft zuschreiben sich zur Mutter erklären von
  • gebären, hervorbringen
    mother give birth tousually | meist meist figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    mother give birth tousually | meist meist figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • die Verfasser-or | oder od Urheberschaft anerkennen von
    mother acknowledge the source of figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    mother acknowledge the source of figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • to mother a novel onsomebody | jemand sb
    jemandem einen Roman zuschreiben
    to mother a novel onsomebody | jemand sb
mother
[ˈmʌðə(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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Essigmutter
mother
[ˈmʌðə(r)]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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Essigmutter ansetzen
a possessive mother
eine Mutter, die ihr Kind mit allen Mitteln an sich binden will
a possessive mother
an overfond mother
eine Mutter, die ihr Kind verwöhntor | oder od verhätschelt
an overfond mother
she called to see her mother
sie machte einen Besuch bei ihrer Mutter
she called to see her mother
he ran over to his mother
er lief zu seiner Mutter hinüber
he ran over to his mother
she was a good mother to him
sie war ihm eine gute Mutter
she was a good mother to him
one’s mother tongue
one’s mother tongue
a harassed mother
eine gestresste Mutter
a harassed mother
the boy’s mother
die Mutter des Jungen
the boy’s mother
he glowered at his mother
er guckte seine Mutter böse an
he glowered at his mother
I haven’t seen either my mother or my sister for a long time
ich habe weder meine Schwester noch meine Mutter seit längerer Zeit gesehen
I haven’t seen either my mother or my sister for a long time
expectant mother
werdende Mutter
expectant mother
necessity is the mother of invention
necessity is the mother of invention
she is the very spit of her mother
sie ist ihrer Mutter wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten
she is the very spit of her mother
to have a mother fixation
auf seine Mutter fixiert sein
to have a mother fixation
to fail as a mother
to fail as a mother
finally my mother gave in
schließlich hat meine Mutter nachgegeben
finally my mother gave in
full-time mother
Hausfrauand | und u. Mutter
full-time mother
prospective mother
werdende Mutter
prospective mother
my poor mother
meine arme (often | oftoft verstorbene) Mutter
my poor mother

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