Definition of "mither" [mither]

• Mother (noun)
• To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother. (verb)
• To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at children. (verb)

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• "His father had flown frae London to Glasgow, and his mither was a flier too."
• "I laughed out loud when I read a piece on the Daily Telegraph's website which earnestly explained the meaning of "mither" for the sake of their southern readers who had never before enountered the word. piece was entitled "Steven Gerrard trial: what does 'mither' mean?""
• "He was worried to find his boots lying at the cabin door. the children playing on the woodpile told him that "mither" said they were so heavy she couldn't walk in them, and she had come back and taken them off."