Hyphenation of mother

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mother? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

moth-er

Definitions of mother:

1.	A woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) The mother of three children
2.	A stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria Forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
3.	A term of address for an elderly woman
4.	A term of address for a mother superior
5.	A condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation Necessity is the mother of invention
6.	Care for like a mother She fusses over her husband
7.	Make children Abraham begot Isaac Men often father children but don't recognize them

Synonyms of mother:

noun	female parent, parent
noun	yeast, barm
noun	old woman
noun	inspiration
verb	fuss, overprotect, care, give care
verb	beget, get, engender, father, sire, generate, bring forth, make, create

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.