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MOTHER SUPERIOR (mothers superior)

Pronunciation (US):

• MOTHER SUPERIOR (noun)
The noun MOTHER SUPERIOR has 1 sense:

1. the superior of a group of nuns

Familiarity information: MOTHER SUPERIOR used as a noun is very rare.

• MOTHER SUPERIOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The superior of a group of nuns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

abbess; mother superior; prioress

Hypernyms ("mother superior" is a kind of...):

superior (the head of a religious community)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mother superior"):

mother (a term of address for a mother superior)

Instance hyponyms:

Bride; Bridget; Brigid; Saint Bride; Saint Bridget; Saint Brigid; St. Bride; St. Bridget; St. Brigid (Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523))

Heloise (student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164))

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease."
(English proverb)
"Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf."
(Native American proverb, Cree)
"The arrogant army will lose the battle for sure."
(Chinese proverb)
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
(Corsican proverb)

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