MOTHERS

A person (especially an entomologist) or animal that catches moths.

A (human) female who has given birth to a baby

"He had something of his mother in him."

A human female who parents an adopted or fostered child

A human female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.

To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.)

To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

A stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.

"pieces of mother, adding mother to vinegar"

To cause to contain mother.

"mothered oil / vinegar / wine"

(of an alcohol) To develop mother.

Motherfucker.

A striking example.