gumma — meaning in English

English meaning

• crone noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
• mother noun A female parent.

Senses

gumma is used for these senses in English:

• crone (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
• mother (figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
• old woman (literally) An elderly woman.

crone — full definition

1. noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
2. noun In Wiccan and folklore tradition, the archetype of an old, wise woman, one of the three aspects of the Goddess.

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.

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