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mothers

NOUN

founder, inventor

Synonyms

WEAK

administrator architect author builder creator dean elder encourager generator initiator introducer leader maker matriarch motor mover organizer originator patriarch patron prime mover promoter promulgator publisher sire sponsor supporter

NOUN

female person who has borne children

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mom parent

STRONG

ancestor creator mommy origin predecessor progenitor source

WEAK

child-bearer forebearer procreator

Antonyms

STRONG

descendant effect end result

WEAK

father

Example Sentences

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In 1971, Duncan led welfare mothers in a march into Caesars Palace to protest welfare cuts, temporarily halting gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In September 1972, Duncan and several other welfare mothers opened Operation Life in the defunct Cove hotel and casino on Las Vegas’s Westside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Inspectors also raised concerns that serious adverse event reviews had not been commissioned in response to some safety incidents, including where mothers had ended up in intensive care.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Searching for their missing migrant children, a caravan of Central American mothers traverses Mexico with tireless, even superhuman determination.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Elizabeth explains her plan to get our mothers together as we roll out spice-infused dough for this week’s recipe: samosas.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan