Mother

A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy. A biological mother is the female genetic contributor to the creation of the infant, through sexual intercourse or egg donation.

Extends: Family, [Human development](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Human development), [Mythological archetypes](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Mythological archetypes), Motherhood, [Terms for women](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Terms for women)