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| aunt |
the sister of one's mother or father. [1/2 definitions] |
| brood |
a group of young birds or other animals hatched or born at the same time to one mother. [1/4 definitions] |
| brother |
a male person having the same mother or father as another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| embryo |
an animal or plant that is just starting to develop. An embryo grows inside an egg, a seed, or its mother. |
| grandfather |
the father of a person's mother or father. |
| grandmother |
the mother of a person's father or mother. |
| grandparent |
the father or mother of one's parent; a grandmother or grandfather. |
| great-grandfather |
the grandfather of a person's mother or father. |
| great-grandmother |
the grandmother of a person's mother or father. |
| litter |
a group of young animals, such as puppies, born to one mother at one time. [1/5 definitions] |
| ma |
(informal) mother. |
| mama |
(informal) mother. |
| marsupial |
an animal in a group of mammals that includes kangaroos and opossums. Female marsupials have a pouch outside their belly where the mother carries her young after they are born. Most marsupials live in Australia. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. [1/2 definitions] |
| mom |
(informal) mother. |
| mother1 |
relating to or like a mother. [1/5 definitions] |
| mother-in-law |
the mother of a person's husband or wife. |
| motherly |
of or like a mother. |
| mum4 |
an informal British word for mother. "Mum" has the same meaning as "mom." |
| parent |
a mother or a father. |
| quadruplet |
one of four children or animals born to the same mother at the same time. |
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