ma, mama, mamma, mater, mom, momma, mommy, mummy, mum, mammy - informal terms for a mother

mother-in-law - the mother of your spouse

parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

para I, primipara - (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time

puerpera - a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter

quadripara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies

quintipara - (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies

supermom - an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment

surrogate mother - a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so; "a surrogate mother is artificially inseminated with the father's semen and carries the fetus to term"

Blessed Virgin, Madonna, Mary, The Virgin, Virgin Mary - the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics