The term “Mother” is equally sweet and has the same significance and meaning all over the world though the pronunciation and spelling may differ.
‘The role of mother is same in each part of the globe and so is her importance for the child. But there is a major difference in the term used to address her in different regions. Still the sweetness in one term is not at all less than the other one. Do not believe! Check out this compilation yourself.
| Language | Mother |
| Hindi | Maa |
| English | Mom, Mummy, Mother |
| German | Mutter |
| Urdu | Ammee |
| French | Mere |
| Italian | Madre |
| Portuguese | Mãe |
| Albanian | Mëmë; Nënë; Burim; Kryemurgeshë |
| Belarusan | Matka |
| Cebuano | Inahan; Nanay |
| Serbian | Majka |
| Czech | Abatyse |
| Dutch | Moeder; Moer |
| Estonian | Ema |
| Frisian | Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti |
| Greek | Màna |
| Hawaiian | Makuahine |
| Hungarian | Anya, Fu |
| Ilongo | Iloy; Nanay; Nay |
| Indonesian | Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap |