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mother

How many syllables in mother?

  2 syllables

Divide mother into syllables:   moth-er
Stressed syllable in mother:   moth-er
How to pronounce mother:   muhth-er
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Synonyms for mother


1 syllable
  • nurse
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2 syllables
  • care for
  • protect
  • parent
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with mother

    2 syllables
    • brother
    • other
    • smother
    • suther
    • uther
    • nother
    • rather
    • souther
    • tother
    3 syllables
    • another
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