Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mothership

/mˈʌðɚʃˌɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: moth-er-ship
IPA: /mˈʌðɚʃˌɪp/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of mother ship.

noun

The state of being a mother.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"How did Solomon decide a question of mothership?"
"but with her mothership she puts on a lion's heart"
"At present only the pride of mothership was apparent"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship English mothership From mother + ship.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: modership

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

motherships (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mothercraft

Synonyms

motherhood

Questions

How do you pronounce mothership?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʌðɚʃˌɪp/.
What does mothership mean?: Alternative spelling of mother ship.
Where does mothership come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mothership

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