ма́тушка — meaning in English

English meaning

• mother noun A female parent.
• mummy noun A dead body preserved through embalming and wrapping, especially as practised in ancient Egypt.
• priestess noun A woman who holds religious duties and authority within a faith or cult.

Senses

ма́тушка is used for these senses in English:

• mother A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
• mummy (chiefly, UK, New England, usually, childish) mother.
• priestess (colloquial, obsolete) A priest’s wife.

mother — full definition

1. noun A female parent.
2. noun The origin or source of something.
3. verb To care for someone the way a mother would, sometimes to an overprotective degree.

mummy — full definition

1. noun A dead body preserved through embalming and wrapping, especially as practised in ancient Egypt.
2. noun British word for mother, especially used by or to young children.

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