What the Word ‘Mother’ Really Means (PHOTOS)

They say being a mom is the toughest job in the world — but maybe that's because it's really about a million jobs in one! Forget multi-tasking: Moms juggle so many different roles on a daily basis it's more like we have multiple personalities. We're so many things to so many people that it's tough to settle on just one definition for the word "mother" … so we chose 20!

Read on to see which of these meanings for mom fits you best … even if you haven't found them in the dictionary. 

How would you define the word "mother"?

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A magical unicorn

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A short order cook

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A personal assistant

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A zombie

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A driver

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A medical professional

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A slayer

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A referee

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An IT worker

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A psychologist

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A finder

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A literature professional

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A removal expert

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An ATM

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An event planner

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A hairdresser

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A band

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A costume designer

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A spectator

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A tutor

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