mither

[ mith-er ]

/ ˈmɪθ ər /

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noun Scot. and North England.

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Words nearby mither

miter saw, miter square, miterwort, Mitford, mithan, mither, Mithgarthr, Mithraeum, Mithraism, Mithras, mithridate

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How to use mither in a sentence

That'll be his mither's bonnet he's takkin' back to get altered.
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie
Oor hero was borr-rn in affluent saircumstances his faither bein' the laird o' Maclacity, his mither a Fitzroy o' Soosex.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
The mither patted the child's bright head, and wiped the tears from the bluebell eyes.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
His answer came slowly, in an abated voice, but clearly: "Because they tauld me ye were the girl's mither."
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

I confess I was in ower great a hurry, and I'm sure ye war takin the richt gait wi' yer puir mither.
Salted With Fire|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for mither (1 of 2)

mither¹

/ (ˈmɪðər) /

noun

a Scottish word for mother 1

British Dictionary definitions for mither (2 of 2)

mither²

/ (ˈmaɪðə) /

verb

(intr) Northern English dialect to fuss over or moan about something

Word Origin for mither

C17: of unknown origin

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