(colloquial) Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of (its kind); the most epic example of (its kind).

A basic sauce from which many further sauces can be derived by making minor changes or additions to the ingredients.

plural of mother hen

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mother hen

plural of mother sauce

(cooking) The set of 5 sauces that are the basis of traditional French cuisine.

Alternative form of mother lode

A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

plural of Mother's Day

plural of mother lode