mother
noun
a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.
will mother
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future tenseof mother.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“Oh, ’licious!” cried Sibyl, “more than ’licious; but what will mother say?”
From Daddy's Girl by L. T. Meade
He will, mother: and when far away—not before, not until you can safely do so, promise me to go to Emma, and tell her that I was not guilty.
From The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook by Frederick Marryat
And then, with a strange acceptance of the name in another sense:—"But when will mother know?"
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
So He will, mother, for sure it’s an errand o’ peace!”
From The Dog Crusoe and his Master by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
It's all your fault, Lulu," she wailed; "you160 said it was safe, and now we shall be drowned, and what will mother do.
From The Children of the Top Floor by Nina Rhoades
