mother
n
1 dam, ma (informal) mater, mom (U.S. informal) mum (Brit. informal) mummy (Brit. informal) old lady (informal) old woman (informal)
adj
2 connate, inborn, innate, native, natural
vb
3 bear, bring forth, drop, give birth to, produce
4 care for, cherish, nurse, nurture, protect, raise, rear, tend
5 baby, fuss over, indulge, pamper, spoil
mother wit
brains, common sense, gumption (Brit. informal) horse sense, judgment, native intelligence, nous (Brit. slang) savvy (slang) smarts (slang, chiefly U.S.)