Mother (disambiguation) facts for kids

A mother is a female parent.

The word "Mother" can also mean many other things! It's a popular title for books, movies, songs, and even video games. Let's explore some of the different ways "Mother" is used.

Literature: Books and Stories

Many writers have used "Mother" as a title for their works. These stories often explore the special bond between a mother and her children, or the role of mothers in society.

• "Mother" is a short story from 1907 by Owen Wister.
• Mother is a famous novel from 1906 by Maxim Gorky.
• "A Mother" is a short story written by James Joyce in 1914.

Theatre: Plays and Operas

"Mother" has also inspired many stage productions, including plays and operas. Operas are plays where the story is told mostly through singing.

• Mother is an opera from 1929 by Czech composer Alois Hába.
• Mother is a play from 1910 by Jules Eckert Goodman.

Film: Movies Called Mother

Many movies around the world have been titled "Mother." These films cover different genres and stories, from dramas to thrillers.

United States Films

• Mother (1910) was an early silent film.
• Mother (1996) is an American film by Albert Brooks.
• mother! (2017) is a film by Darren Aronofsky.
• In the science fiction movie Alien (1979), "Mother" is the name of the main computer on the spaceship.

European Films

• Mother (1926) is a classic Russian film.
• Mother (1955) is a Soviet film.
• Mother (2016) is an Estonian film.
• Mother (2019) is a Spanish film.

Asian Films

• Mother (1952) is a Japanese film.
• Mother (2009) is a popular South Korean film.
• Mother (2020) is another Japanese film.

Television: TV Shows and Characters

The title "Mother" is also used for TV series and even characters within shows.

TV Series

• Mother (2010) is a Japanese TV drama.
• Mother (2016) is a Turkish TV drama.
• Mother (2018) is a South Korean TV series.

TV Characters

• Mother is a character from the 1960s British TV show The Avengers.

Games: Video Game Series

• Mother (1989) is a famous role-playing video game from Japan. It's known as EarthBound in other parts of the world.
  • The Mother series includes several games that are loved by many players.

Music: Bands, Albums, and Songs

"Mother" is a very common word in music, used for band names, album titles, and many songs.

Bands

• Mother Mother is a Canadian rock band.

Albums

• Mother (2020) by In This Moment.
• Mother (1994) by Luna Sea.

Songs

• "Mother" (1988) by Danzig.
• "Mother" (1970) by John Lennon.
• "Mother" (1979) by Pink Floyd.
• "Mother" by The Police from their album Synchronicity.
• "Mother" by Tori Amos from her album Little Earthquakes.

Food and Drink

The word "mother" is also used in the world of food and drinks, especially when talking about fermentation.

• Mother (drink) is a brand of energy drink.
• Fermentation starter, sometimes called a "mother," is a living culture of bacteria and yeast. It's used to start the process of fermentation, which helps make foods like bread, yogurt, and kombucha.
  • "Mother" or "mother dough" is a special starter dough used in baking bread.
  • Kombucha mother, also known as SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast), is a jelly-like disc that helps make kombucha tea.

Other Uses of Mother

• Mother (advertising agency) is a British company that creates advertisements.
• Motherboard is the main circuit board inside computers. It's like the "mother" board because all other parts connect to it.
• "Mother" was the name of a very early prototype of the Mark I tank used in World War I.
• Sometimes, a person who studies moths is playfully called a "moth-er."

See also

In Spanish: Mother para niños