mother

mother
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la mère
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
My mother was born in Chile, but she's lived in Texas for 30 years.Ma mère est née au Chili, mais elle vit au Texas depuis 30 ans.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. donner naissance à
Our cat has mothered four kittens.Notre chatte a donné naissance à quatre chatons.
a. dorloter
I'm mothering Caleb a little because he's sick.Je dorlote un peu Caleb parce qu’il est malade.
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