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mother

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

mother

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

Mother

n. [a female parent]

mother

n. a term of address for an elderly woman

mother, 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"

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

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

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effect, effectuate, set up

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

occasion

v. give occasion to

raise, erect, rear, set up, put up

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

start, start up, embark on, commence

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"

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

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

author

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

engender, breed, spawn

v. call forth

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"

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father, male parent, begetter

n. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"

father, male parent, begetter

n. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"

child, kid

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

destroy, destruct

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

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