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| 1 | C your female parent . People often call their mother Mum or , especially if they are children , Mummy . In the past , people called their mother Mother or Mama 母亲；妈妈 |
| My mother and father live in Rome. 我父母亲住在罗马。 |
| an expectant mother (=a pregnant woman) 孕妇 |
| She is like a mother to me (=she treats me as if I were her own child) . 她待我像亲生孩子一样。 |
| | 1a | the female parent of an animal or bird 母兽；母畜；母禽 | |
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| 2 | MAINLY AMERICAN offensive motherfucker |
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| - | the mother of
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| the first institution of its type |
| …的根由；…的根源 |
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| - | the mother of (all) informal
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| used for emphasizing that something is very big , serious , or exciting |
| 大家伙；非常重要的事；激动人心的事 |
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