Mother

A mother with her child in Japan

A mother (also called mom, mum and mommy) is a female parent. A mother gives birth to babies after pregnancy. Pregnancy is usually nine months. If a woman raises an adopted or biological child, then she is a mother as well. Adopted children are also part of that person's family. Also see Maternal insult.

Breastfeeding

After the birth of a baby, breastfeeding is an important part of taking care of the baby.

Other names for "mother"

• In American English, other words for mother are "Mom," "Mommy," Momma," "Mama" 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 Irish English, "Mum", "Mummy is most common, often "Mother" or her first name is said, another variant in Dublin is "Ma" (with a hard A)
• In Australian English, "Mum", "Mother", "Mummy" and "Mother dearest"
• In Indonesian, "Ibu", "Emak", "Bunda"
• In Filipino, "Nanay", "Ina"
• In German "Mama", "Mami“, "Mutti“, "Mutter"
• In Tamil "அம்மா", "Am'mā"
• In Mandarin Chinese "妈妈", "Māmā"
• In slang "ur mom", "yo mama"

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. Mama is mother in Swahili

Maternal

The word maternal is an adjective used to describe thing that are related to a mother. Common uses include:

• Maternal instinct: The instinct mothers are said to have when it comes to dealing with their children
• Maternal grandparent: The grandparents of a person on their mothers side of the family. The maternal grandparents are the father and mother of that person's mother.

Mother Media

• Portrait of a woman holding a baby (I0024828).jpg

  Portrait of a woman holding her young child, c. 1900 – c. 1920

• Cimitero di Staglieno, statue of mother and children-img114.jpg

  Statue of a mother with children at the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa

• A mama cat feeding her kittens

• Map of countries by crude birth rate

• Map of countries by fertility rate

• Share of births by age of mother in Europe over time

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  Mother and child. Gandola Monastery, Lahaul, India.

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  Sikkimese mother with child

• Percentage of births to unmarried women, selected countries, 1980 and 2007

• Mother and children. Mahabalipuram.jpg

  Mother and children (Mahabalipuram, India)

Related pages

• Matriarchy