A mother (or mum/mom) is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that united with a sperm which grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally acceptable definition for the term. The male equivalent is a father.

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• 1 Biological mother
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  • 2.1 Surrogate mother
• 3 Lesbian motherhood
• 4 Social role
• 5 Heath and safety issues
• 6 US motherhood statistics
• 7 Religious
• 8 Mothers in art
• 9 Synonyms and translations
• 10 Famous motherhood figures
• 11 See also
• 12 References
• 13 Further reading

Noun

mom (plural moms)

1. (US and Canada, colloquial, familiar) mother, momma.

Usage notes

• "Mom" is capitalized when used as a proper noun, but not when used as a common noun:

  I think Mom likes my new car.

  I think my mom will like you.

• In Canada, the word is commonly spelled "mom", but pronounced "mum".

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