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n. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"

n. a term of address for an elderly woman

n. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

female parent

n. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"

overprotect, fuss over

v. care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

sire, father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

humor, humour

v. put into a good mood

tend

v. have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"

effect, set up, bring about, effectuate, cause to happen, cause to occur

v. produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

occasion, give occasion to

v. give occasion to

raise, rear, put up, set up, erect

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

author, be the author of

v. be the author of; "She authored this play"

spawn, breed, engender

v. call forth

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

fuss, fret, niggle

v. worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

kid, child

n. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

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