Mother, n.
- 1. Female parent.
- 2. Dam (applied to a beast).
- 3. Generatrix, origin, spring, source.
- 4. Chief, head.
Mother, a.
- 1. Native, natural.
- 2. Originating.
Mother Carey’s chicken. Stormy petrel (Procel laria pelagica).
Motherly, a.
- 1. Maternal.
- 2. Maternal, affectionate, kind, tender, parental.
Mother-of-pearl, n. Nacre.
Mother-wit, n. Native wit, common-sense.
Mothery, a. Concreted, slimy, dreggy, feculent.
Motion, n.
- 1. [Opposed to Rest.] Movement, action, passage, change of place.
- 2. Port, gait, air, appropriate motion.
- 3. Impulse, prompting, suggestion, mental act.
- 4. Proposition (especially one made in a deliberative body), proposal.
Motionless, a. Still, quiescent, stationary, unmoved, at rest, at a stand, stock still, standing still.