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mothball
Mother
mother (1)
mother (2)
Mother Carey’s chicken
mother cell
mother church
mother country
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mother figure
moth·er fig·ure (plural moth·er fig·ures)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody resembling mother: a woman who embodies the qualities traditionally associated with a mother, especially support, advice, and affection
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