Father+or+mother

  • 111Mother Joan of the Angels — (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1961)    Jerzy Kawalerowicz s film, the recipient of a Silver Palm at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. The film, an adaptation of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz s short story set in eighteenth century eastern Poland, is loosely… …

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  • 112mother — moth|er1 W1S1 [ˈmʌðə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: modor] 1.) a female parent of a child or animal ▪ His mother and father are both doctors. mother of two/three etc (=mother of two/three etc children) ▪ Janet is a full time teacher and a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 113Mother's boy — For other uses, see Mother s boy (disambiguation). Mother s boy, also mummy s boy or mama s boy, is a term for a man who is excessively attached to his mother at an age[which?] when men are expected to be independent (e.g. live on their own, be… …

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  • 114Mother (chanson de John Lennon) —  Ne pas confondre avec Mother, la chanson de Pink Floyd. Mother Single par John Lennon et le Plastic Ono Band extrait de l’album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Face A …

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  • 115Mother, The — (Mirra Richard) (1878–1973)    revered utopian yoga teacher    French born Mirra Alfassa was a revered teacher of YOGA in a modern context and of utopian social thought. The title Mother was given to her by her associate, the great Indian sage… …

    Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • 116mother — 1 noun (C) 1 PARENT a female parent of a child or animal: His mother and father are both doctors. | Can I borrow your car please, Mother? | mother hen/cat/dog etc (=an animal that is a mother) 2 be (like) a mother to to care for someone as if you …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 117mother — I UK [ˈmʌðə(r)] / US [ˈmʌðər] noun [countable] Word forms mother : singular mother plural mothers *** 1) a) your female parent. People often call their mother Mum or, especially if they are children, Mummy. In the past, people called their mother …

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  • 118Mother Goose and Grimm — For the animated television series based on the strip, see Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series). Mother Goose and Grimm October 5, 2011 strip Author(s) Mike Peters …

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  • 119Mother Hulda — For other uses, see Holda. Mother Hulda as shown in the Efteling Mother Hulda is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 as part of Children s and Household Tales. It was originally known as Frau Holle and… …

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  • 120father — fatherlike, adj. /fah dheuhr/, n. 1. a male parent. 2. a father in law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 3. any male ancestor, esp. the founder of a race, family, or line; progenitor. 4. a man who exercises paternal care over other persons;… …

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