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noun • a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) • a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar • a term of address for an elderly woman • a term of address for a mother superior • a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation verb • care for like a mother • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
| 25% | 10 | Kind of custody | ||||||
adjective • intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind adjective satellite • showing care • (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful | ||||||||
| 20% | 6 | Defensive garniture of mail or metal forming a panoply; a shell, carapace or other protective layer, reminiscent of this; or, military vehicles collectively | ||||||
noun • a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles • protective covering made of metal and used in combat • tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant verb • equip with armor | ||||||||
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