mither

English

Etymology 1

Late 17th century, unknown origin, possibly Welsh moedrodd to worry or bother. Possible alternative from the Welsh meidda (“to beg for whey”) or perhaps meiddio (“to dare or venture”). Bear in mind that the "dd" in Welsh corresponds in sound to the "th" in mither, and English also has moider and moither.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmaɪθər/, SAMPA: /"maIT@r/

Verb

mither (third-person singular simple present mithers, present participle mithering, simple past and past participle mithered)

1. (intransitive, Northern England) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.
2. (transitive) To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at children.

   Will you stop mithering me!

Translations

intransitive: to mither

Interlingua: preoccupar se de bagatelas (ia)

Portuguese: fazer tempestade em um copo d'água (pt)

transitive to mither

Dutch: lastigvallen (nl) Interlingua: importunar (ia)

Portuguese: importunar (pt)

Etymology 2

Late variant of Old English mōdor.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪθə/, SAMPA: /"mIT@r/

Noun

mither (plural mithers)

1. (Scotland and Northern England) mother

Anagrams

• hermit

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Scots

Etymology

Variant of mother, from Old English mōdor. Compare moder.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪðər/, SAMPA: /"mID@r/

Noun

mither (plural mithers)

1. mother