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For other uses, see Mother (disambiguation).
"Mom", "Mum", and "Mommy" redirect here. For other uses, see Mom (disambiguation), Mum (disambiguation) and Mommy (disambiguation).
"Moms" redirects here. For the Scandinavian tax called MOMS, see Value Added Tax. Value added tax ( VAT) or goods and services tax ( GST) is a consumption Tax levied on value added.
Mother and child
Mother and child
Monumento a la Madre in Mexico City. The inscription translates "To she who loves us before she meets us."
Monumento a la Madre in Mexico City. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The inscription translates "To she who loves us before she meets us. "

A mother is a biological and/or social female parent of an offspring. The maternal bond is typically the relationship between a Mother and her child Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells A parent is a Father or Mother; one who sires or gives In the case of a mammal such as a human, the biological mother gestates a fertilized ovum, which is called first an embryo, and then a fetus. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Gestation is the carrying of an Embryo or Fetus inside a Female Viviparous Animal. An ovum (plural ova) is a Haploid Female reproductive cell or Gamete. An embryo (from Greek:, plural, lit "that which grows" from en- "in" + bryein "to swell be full" is a multicellular A fetus (or foetus or fœtus) is a developing Mammal or other Viviparous Vertebrate, after the Embryonic stage and This gestation occurs in the mother's uterus from conception until the fetus is sufficiently developed to be born. The uterus (from the Latin word for womb) is the major Female reproductive organ of most Mammals including Humans One end the For soil improvement see Fertilization (soil. The mother then goes into labor and gives birth. Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or Once the child is born, the mother produces milk in a process called lactation to feed the child; often the mother's breast milk is the child's sole nourishment for the first year or more of the child's life. Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. Lactation describes the secretion of Milk from the Mammary glands the process of providing that milk to the young and the period of time that a Mother

The title mother is often given to a woman other than the biological parent, if it is she who fulfills the social role. This is most commonly either an adoptive mother or a stepmother (the biologically unrelated wife of a child's father). Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born A wife is a Female spouse or participant in a Marriage, or Civil union or Civil partnership. The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for Currently, with advances in reproductive technologies, the function of biological motherhood can be split between the genetic mother (who provides the ovum) and the gestational mother (who carries the pregnancy), and in theory neither might be the social mother (the one who brings up the child). Reproductive technology encompases all current and anticipated uses of Technology in Human and Animal Reproduction, including Assisted reproductive Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female

Mothers have historically fulfilled the primary role in the raising of children, but since the late 20th century, the role of the father in child care has been given greater prominence in most Western countries. [1][2]

The experience of motherhood varies greatly depending upon location. The organization Save the Children has ranked the countries of the world, and found that Scandinavian countries are the best places to be a mother, whereas countries in sub-Saharan Africa are the worst. Save the Children is a leading international organisation helping children in need around the world Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries [3] A mother in the bottom 10 countries is over 750 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth, compared to a mother in the top 10 countries, and a mother in the bottom 10 countries is 28 times more likely to see her child die before reaching his or her first birthday. Maternal death, or maternal mortality, also "obstetrical death" is the Death of a woman during or shortly after a Pregnancy. Infant mortality is defined as the number of deaths of Infants (one year of age or younger per 1000 live births

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Legendary & mythological mothers

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  1. ^ "In most Western countries the family model of a sole male breadwinner is in full retreat." Accessed 19 September 2007. Historical Bithiah, in Hebrew Bitya (בִּתְיָה literally daughter of God) was the daughter of a Pharaoh of Egypt Gaia (ˈgeɪə or /ˈgaɪə/ (" land " or " Earth " from the Ancient Greek Γαîα also Gæa or Gea Hagar (הָגָר "Stranger" Standard Hebrew Hagar, Tiberian Hebrew Hāḡār; هاجر Hajar) according to the Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and is celebrated in their mythology as the ideal mother and wife patron of nature and magic friend of slaves sinners In Greek mythology, Jocasta, also known as Jocaste (Iοκαστη or Epikastê was a daughter of Menoeceus and Queen consort of Thebes Oedipus (pronounced /ˈɛdəpəs/ in American English or /ˈiːdəpəs/ in British English; Greek: Oidípous meaning "swollen-footed" Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior Juno was the protector and special counselor of the Roman state Queen Māyā of Sakya was the birth mother of the historical Gautama Buddha, Siddhārtha of the Gautama Gotra, and sister of Mahapajapati Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus Medea (Μήδεια Mēdeia) in Greek mythology was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of Venus was a major Roman Goddess principally associated with Love, Beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Demeter (dɨˈmiːtɚ Greek:, possibly "distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth * dheghom * mater Attachment parenting, a phrase coined by Pediatrician William Sears, is a parenting philosophy based on the principles of the Attachment theory in Breastfeeding is the feeding of an Infant or young Child with Breast milk directly from human Breasts, not from a Baby bottle or other Archetypes are according to Swiss Psychologist Carl Jung, innate universal psychic dispositions that form the substrate from which the basic themes of Lactation describes the secretion of Milk from the Mammary glands the process of providing that milk to the young and the period of time that a Mother A matriarch, clan-mother or 'chief' is an Autocratic female ruler of a human family Clan, or Kinship, or of an animal grouping Matricide is the act of Killing one's Mother. As for any type of killing motives can vary a great deal Mother Goose is a well-known figure in the Literature of Fairy tales and Nursery rhymes Mother Goose is best known in the United States, in the In Social anthropology, matrilocal residence or matrilocality (also uxorilocal residence or uxorilocality) is a term referring to the societal A mother insult is a reference to a person's Mother through the use of phrases such as "your mother" Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world The term nuclear family developed in the Western world to distinguish the Family group consisting of parents most commonly a Father and Mother The Oedipus complex, in Freudian Psychoanalysis, is named after the Greek mythical character Oedipus, who unknowingly kills his father Parenting is the process of raising and educating a Child from birth, or before until Adulthood In the case of humans it is usually A mother ship is a vessel or aircraft that carries a smaller vessel or aircraft that operates independently from it A mother goddess is a Goddess, often portrayed as the Earth Mother who serves as a general Fertility deity the bountiful embodiment of the Earth. An abbess ( Latin abbatissa fem form of abbas Abbot) is the female superior, or Mother Superior, of an Abbey Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  2. ^ Why Are Fathers Important? Interview with Dr. Ross Parke, professor of psychology at the University of California at Riverside, author of Fatherhood (1966) and co-author of Throwaway Dads (1999). Accessed 19 September 2007.
  3. ^ Save the Children, State of the World's Mothers Report 2006.

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Mother

-proper noun

  1. One's mother
  2. A title given to a nun or a priestess
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