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Sign in to saveupright|thumb|Portrait of a woman holding her young child, upright|thumb|Statue of a mother with children at the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in [[Genoa]] 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.
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A mother is a woman who is a parent to a child, either through giving birth, raising a child regardless of biological relation, or providing an egg for surrogacy. The concept matters because motherhood is a fundamental human relationship that shapes family structures and plays a significant role in societies across cultures.
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21 sectionsContents
- Types of motherhood
- Biological mother
- Non-biological mother
- Surrogate mother
- Lesbian and bisexual motherhood
- Transgender motherhood
- Social role
- Health
- Religious
- Mother-offspring violence
- In art
- Synonyms and translations
- Etymology
- Notable mothers in mythology
- Zoology
- Mammals
- Primates
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
upright|thumb|Portrait of a woman holding her young child, upright|thumb|Statue of a mother with children at the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in [[Genoa]] 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. A biological mother may have legal obligations to a child not raised by her, such as an obligation of monetary support. An adoptive mother is a female who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A putative mother is a female whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepmother is a non-biological female parent married to a child's preexisting parent, and may form a family unit but generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child.