moth-er

短语

发音

UK /ˈmɒðə/
UK /ˈmɒθə/
US /ˈmɔðɚ/
US /ˈmɔθɚ/
/ˈmɑðɚ/
/ˈmɑθɚ/

词形变化

moth-ers 复数 moth-ers

别名

mother

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person (especially an entomologist) or animal that catches moths.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

father

上位词 8

parent inspiration yeast abbess barm mother superior old woman prioress

下位词 10

mom ma mum mama mommy mummy mother-in-law momma mamma mammy

词源

Coined from moth + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix) by analogy to mouser, with the hyphen kept to avoid confusion with mother (“female parent”).

来源：wiktionary