What does madre in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word madre in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use madre in Italian.

The word madre in Italian means mother, mother, mother, mother, mother, stub, Mother Earth, Mother, mother house, on the mother's side, dura mater, to be a momma's boy, starter, mother tongue, native language, Mycoderma aceti, mother, Mother Nature, a face only a mother could love, someone whose mother has died, unmarried mother, best scene, motherboard, like father like son, like mother like daughter, like father like son. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word madre

mother

sostantivo femminile (mamma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Mia madre non vuole che accetti caramelle dagli sconosciuti.

My mother doesn't want me to accept sweets from strangers.

mother

sostantivo femminile (animale che ha generato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La pecora è la madre dell'agnello.

Ewes are the mothers of lambs.

mother

aggettivo (che è madre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Silvia è una ragazza madre in cerca di una prima occupazione.

Silvia is a single mother looking for her first job.

mother

aggettivo (figurato (che costituisce l'origine) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

La pigrizia è madre del vizio.

Laziness is the mother of all vices.

mother

sostantivo femminile (figurato (principio, origine) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La sete di potere è la madre di tutte le guerre.

Thirst for power is the mother of all wars.

stub

sostantivo femminile (matrice di un registro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La madre del foglio va conservata.

The stub must be kept.

Mother Earth

sostantivo femminile (figurato (attributo della Terra) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La terra è nostra madre, dobbiamo amarla e rispettarla.

This planet is our Mother Earth; we have to love and respect her.

Mother

sostantivo femminile (titolo di alcune suore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La madre superiora è uscita dal convento.

The Mother Superior left the convent.

mother house

sostantivo femminile (casa religiosa) (religious)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

on the mother's side

dura mater

sostantivo femminile

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to be a momma's boy

starter

(yeast base)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mother tongue, native language

sostantivo femminile

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Mycoderma aceti

(vinegar starter)

mother

(family member)

Mother Nature

a face only a mother could love

(person)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

someone whose mother has died

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unmarried mother

(person, description)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Essere una ragazza madre non le impedì di godersi la vita.

Being a single mother didn't stop her from enjoying life.

best scene

(movie)

motherboard

sostantivo femminile (di computer, ecc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

like father like son, like mother like daughter

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

like father like son

(idiomatico (stesso carattere, comportamento) (idiom)

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