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The Portuguese word for mother is
mãe





mother

Gender

The gender of mãe is feminine. E.g. a mãe.

Plural

The plural of mãe is mães.

Portuguese Definition


mother
     1. Substantivo. mãe



Translations for mother and their definitions

mãe ©
     1. n-f. mother (female who gives birth to or parents a child)
           (coord, pai)
     2. n-f. one's mother
           Mãe, a senhora viu meus óculos? - Mom, have you seen my glasses?
     3. n-f. (figurative) mother (source or origin)
           A Ibéria é a mãe da Era do Descobrimento. - Iberia is the mother of the Age of Discovery.
     4. n-f. (relational, in compounds) mother, stem (whence others spawn, are generated, are copied or stem)
           nave-mãe - mothership
           célula-mãe - stem cell
     5. n-f. lees (sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages)


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