Pronunciation
How to pronounce “mother”
“mother” is pronounced /mʌðɚ/ — 2 syllables.
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mother
/mʌðɚ/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'mot' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
“the mother of three children”
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