madre

mother

la madre(

mah

dreh

)

A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (relative)

a. mother

Mi madre prepara la comida más rica del mundo.My mother makes the world's most delicious food.

2. (religious title)

a. mother

La madre Gabriela dio una charla sobre el amor verdadero.Mother Gabriela gave a talk about true love.

3. (cradle)

a. mother

Los esfuerzos de los desplazados de la guerra nos demuestran como la necesidad es la madre de la invención.The efforts of those displaced by the war demonstrate how necessity is the mother of invention.

4. (bottom of a river)

a. bed

La madre se hizo más profunda con las fuertes lluvias.The bed was deepened by the heavy rain.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(object)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

a. thing

¿Cómo se llama esa madre que usas para limpiarte cuando te bañas? - Zacate.What do you call that thing you use to wash yourself when you take a shower? - Loofah.

b. thingy

Oye, pásame esa madre que está en la mesa.Hey, pass me that thingy that's on the table.

las madres

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.

(vulgar)

(action)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

a. stuff

Hicimos un montón de madres para intentar arreglar el carro.We did a whole bunch of stuff to try to fix the car.

Examples

Phrases

mi madre	my mother
la madre de mi madre es mi	my mother's mother is my
el padre de mi madre es mi	my mother's father is my
su madre	his mother her mother
tu madre	your mother
como es tu madre	since she's your mother
el abuelo de mi madre o padre	the grandfather of my mother or father
la madre de mi padre es mi	my father's mother is my
mi madre se llama	my mother's name is
el hermano de mi madre es mi	my mother's brother is my
la hermana de mi madre es mi	my mother's sister is my
contestaba su madre casi siempre	answered her mother most of the time
como se llama tu madre	like your mother's name
el hijo de mi padre pero no de mi madre	my father's son but not my mother's
el hermano de mi madre	my mother's brother
la madre de mi padre	my father's mother
la madre de mi madre o padre	my mother's or father's mother
la madre de mi esposo o esposa	my husband's or wife's mother
ella es mi madre	she's my mother
madre soltera	single mother