Moth-er

Pronunciation

UK

IPA: /ËˆmÉ’Ã°É™/
IPA: /ËˆmÉ’Î¸É™/

US

LOT-CLOTHsplit:

IPA: /ËˆmÉ”Ã°Éš/
IPA: /ËˆmÉ”Î¸Éš/

COT-CAUGHTmerger:

IPA: /ËˆmÉ‘Ã°Éš/
IPA: /ËˆmÉ‘Î¸Éš/

Rhymes: -É’Ã°É™(r), -É’Î¸É™(r)

The th component is voiced or voiceless predictably depending on whether the pronunciation of mouser has voiced or voiceless .

Alternative forms

mother

Origin

Coined from moth by analogy to mouser.

Full definition of moth-er

Noun

moth-er

(plural moth-ers)

(nonstandard) A cat that catches moths.