mother vs yeast

yeast vs mother

mother and yeast both are nouns.

mother is a verb but yeast is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mother	Yes	No	Yes	No
yeast	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, yeast is a hypernym of mother; that is, yeast is a word with a broader meaning than mother:

mother: a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
yeast: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

Other hypernyms of mother include barm.

mother (noun)	yeast (noun)
a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation	any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)	a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
a term of address for a mother superior
a term of address for an elderly woman
a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

mother (verb)	yeast (verb)
make (offspring) by reproduction
care for like a mother

Difference between mother and yeast

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