English

Etymology 1
Late 17th century, unknown origin, possibly Cy. term|moedrodd|langcy to worry or bother. Possible alternatve from the Cy. term|meidda||to beg for whey|langcy or perhaps term|meiddio||to dare or venture|lang=cy. Bear in mind that the "dd" in Welsh corresponds in sound to the "th" in mither.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�maɪθ�r/

Verb
en-verb|mithers|mithering|mithered|mithered

1. context|intransitive|Northern England To make an unnecessary fuss, moan.
2. transitive To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at children;

#: "Will you stop mithering me!"

Translations
trans-top|intransitive: to mither
Interlingua: preoccupar se de bagatelas
trans-mid
Portuguese: fazer tempestade em um copo d'água
trans-bottom

trans-top|transitive to mither
Dutch: lastigvallen
Interlingua: importunar
trans-mid
Portuguese: importunar
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
Late variant of OE. term|modor|m�dor|lang=ang.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�mɪθ�r/

Noun
en-noun

1. context|Scottish|Nothern England mother

Scots

Etymology
Variant of term|mother < OE.|sco term|modor|m�dor|lang=ang. Compare term|moder.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�mɪð�r/

Noun
sco-noun

1. mother

tr:mither

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