Collocations for mother - noun
ADJ.
lone, single, unmarried
She felt proud that she had raised four children as a lone mother.
She felt proud that she had raised four children as a lone mother.
widowed | biological, birth, natural, real | surrogate (= bearing a child for sb else) | adoptive, foster, step- (also ‘stepmother’) | teenage, young | elderly, old | dead, deceased, late | good, excellent, loving, wonderful | proud
the proud mother of the bride
the proud mother of the bride
doting, over-protective, possessive | stern, strict | dominant, domineering | bad, unfit
The court decided she was an unfit mother.
The court decided she was an unfit mother.
anxious, distraught, frantic
Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.
Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.
expectant, pregnant (also ‘mother-to-be’ informal) | first-time | new | full-time | breast-feeding | sick
caring for his sick mother
caring for his sick mother
working
VERB + MOTHER
resemble, take after
The two boys were like their father in character, but Louise took after her mother.
The two boys were like their father in character, but Louise took after her mother.
inherit sth from
She inherited the urge to travel from her mother.
She inherited the urge to travel from her mother.