A nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.

A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it.

Alternative form of mother-of-pearl

simple past tense and past participle of mothball

(of something out of use) Kept in good condition for possible future use.

Alternative form of yo momma

(Polari) I, me / (Polari) You; He, she (referring to someone who previously used your mother to refer to herself or himself)

plural of Mother Superior

The head of a convent; an abbess.

(originally nautical) The storm petrel.