Meaning

1. mother (human female who begets a child)
2. mother (animal female that begets a child)
3. queen (female insect that begets others)
4. mother (chief nun)
5. mother (origin)
6. mother (object or organization that is superior or exemplary in relation to other objects or organizations of this type, usually later created)
7. mother (plant intended for seedlings)
8. captain (most important player or team manager)
9. (colloquial) term of endearment for one's wife, mother of children, or older woman; mother
10. mother (one who acts like a mother)
11. (obsolete) main riverbed
12. (obsolete) type of children's game
13. (obsolete) concave stamp
14. womb, uterus