madre

(Engels)

1. (feminine, formal) mother
2. (feminine) riverbed
3. (feminine) kernel of a cable
4. (feminine) main line (in longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached)
5. (feminine) tartar
6. (also, feminine, in-plural) womb; placenta
7. (feminine) base, safe place, haven
8. (feminine, formal) nun

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmadɾe/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Latijn: māter

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese madre, from Latin māter, mātrem (“mother, matron”).