The European Commission is pondering how to compel phone companies to come up with a universal plug for their chargers. Apple, which uses its own design for its charger cables, is mithering about the change.
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Mither
//ˈmaɪðə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "mither" (300 found)
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craftsmancreatorcreepcrossbreedcultivatedamdaughterdesignerdeviserdiscovererdry nursedry-nurseeffectorengenderengendererengineerexecutorexecutrixfartfatherlike
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fatherlyfeedfermentfirst cousinfondlefosterfoster brotherfoster motherfounderfratergenerategeneratorgenesisgenetrixgetgive birth togoddessgrandfatherlygrandmotherlygrandnephewgrandniecegrandparentalgrandunclegreat-auntgreat-unclegrowerhalf brotherheelhoodhooliganinauguratorinbreedindulgeindustrialistinitiatorinnateinspirerinstigatorinstitutorintroducerinventorjerkjourneymankeep an eye onkeep watch overkid brotherlavish care onlook afterlook out forlook tolousemamake lovemakermammama
Noun(8 words)
Proper Noun(1 words)
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Noun(28 words)
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mammamammymanufacturermastermaster craftsmanmatermaterfamiliasmaternalmaternal ancestormatriarchmatronizemawmeaniemetromfmindminister tomotherlikemotherlymover
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multiplynativenaturalnephewniecenourishnunclenunksnunkynursenurturenurtureroldold ladyold womanorganizeroriginoriginaloriginatoroutbreedpamperparentparentalpast masterpaternalpatriarchalpillplannerprecursorpreservepriestprime moverprimum mobileprocreateproducerprogenitrixproliferatepropagateprotectprotegeprovide forraiseraiserratrealizerrelativereproduce in kindride herd onsecond cousinsee aftersee toserveshapersheltershepherdshitshitheadshitheelsiresississysistersister-germansisternsmithsobsonson of a bitchsourcespoilspoon feedspoon-feedstepbrotherstepmotherstepsisterstinkardstinkersucklesupportsustaintake care oftake charge oftendthe old womanturduncuncleuncsuterine brotherwait onwatchwatch out forwatch overwellspringwet nursewet-nursewright
Verb(2 words)
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Translations
8 translations across 4 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- lastigvallen verb (transitive to mither)
Interlingua
2 entries- importunar verb (transitive to mither)
- preoccupar se de bagatelas verb (intransitive: to mither)
Portuguese
2 entries- fazer queixume verb (intransitive: to mither)
- importunar verb (transitive to mither)
Russian
3 entries- докуча́ть verb (transitive to mither)
- донима́ть verb (transitive to mither)
- раздража́ть verb (intransitive: to mither)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
"Every night after work I'd mither [pester] my dad to take me out into the field and practise. There were definitely times when he didn't want to do it, but he never said no.
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