English [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Late 17th century, of unknown origin, possibly allied to Welsh moedro (“to worry or bother”). Alternatively, possibly tied to Welsh meidda (“to beg for whey”) or perhaps meiddio (“to dare or venture”). Bear in mind that the "dd" in Welsh corresponds in sound to the "th" in mither, and English also has moider and moither.

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Verb [ edit ]

mither (third-person singular simple present mithers, present participle mithering, simple past and past participle mithered)

( intransitive , Northern England ) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother. The European Commission is pondering how to compel phone companies to come up with a universal plug for their chargers. Apple, which uses its own design for its charger cables, is mithering about the change. ("The parable of the plug", The Economist, 6 February 2020) ( transitive , Northern England ) To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at children. Will you stop mithering me!

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Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Variant from Middle English muther, muthir, from Old English mōdor (“mother”). More at mother.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˈmɪðəɹ/

: Audio (UK)

Noun [ edit ]

mither (plural mithers)

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Norman [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Old French mirer (“to look at; to watch”), from Latin mīror, mīrārī (“be amazed at”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Audio (Jersey)

Verb [ edit ]

mither

( Jersey , reflexive , s'mither s'mither ) to look at oneself in the mirror

Scots [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

medder

midder Shetland )

) mideer

moder ( archaic )

moeder

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : [ˈmɪðər]

: ( Mid Northern Scots , Shetlandic ) IPA(key): [ˈmɪdər]

Noun [ edit ]

mither (plural mithers)