mãe

Meaning

1. (feminine) mother (female who gives birth to or parents a child)
2. (feminine) one's mother
3. (feminine,figuratively) mother (source or origin)
4. (feminine,in-compounds,relational) mother, stem (whence others spawn, are generated, are copied or stem)
5. (feminine) lees (sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages)

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɐ̃j̃/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãy, hypocoristic form of madre, from Latin māter (“mother”).
Compare Galician mai, nai, Mirandese, Leonese, and Aragonese mai and Asturian ma.

Sentences

O pai e a mãe eram do Sul .

His father and mother were from the South.

Ela decidiu tirar algum dinheiro de sua mãe .

She decided to take some money from her mother.

Quando a mãe dorme , um sinal que quer casar com a filha .

When the mother sleeps, a sign that she wants to marry her daughter.

Sendo uma boa criança , a mãe me deixou muitas vezes com a minha avó .

Being a good child, the mother often left me with my grandmother.

Quem não chora , não é mãe .

Who does not cry, is not a mother.

A mãe que tem filhas vai comer bolos .

The mother who has daughters will eat cakes.

Você deixa seminário , deixa sua mãe , deixa tudo , para me ver morrer ?

You leave seminary, you leave your mother, you leave everything, to watch me die?

Boa mãe gera boa filha .

Good mother begets good daughter.