These are the meanings of the letters EMHOTR- when you unscramble them.
- Mother (a.)
Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.
- Mother (n.)
A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.
- Mother (n.)
A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.
- Mother (n.)
An old woman or matron.
- Mother (n.)
Hysterical passion; hysteria.
- Mother (n.)
That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.
- Mother (n.)
The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.
- Mother (v. i.)
To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.
- Mother (v. t.)
To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.