noun · neutral
mother
UK/ˈmʌðə/US/ˈmʌðər/MO·ther
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A woman who has given birth to or raised a child.
Examples
“My mother always encourages me to work hard.”
“Being a mother involves a lot of responsibility.”
“She is a single mother raising two children.”
Band 8 sentence
“My mother went back to university in her forties, which inspired me to keep learning throughout my life.”
Collocations
- single mother
- motherhood
Word family
mother nounmotherly adjectivemotherhood noun
Common mistakes
My mother is teacher.→My mother is a teacher.
I and my mother went to the market.→My mother and I went to the market.
Say it for a higher band
5mom→6mum→7+mother
Synonyms
mom
Easily confused
mom
“My mom will pick me up after school.”
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