English Explanatory Dictionary

mother heroine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the Soviet Union, a woman who gave birth to and raised a large family; awarded as an honorary title.

Word forms

mother heroine mother heroines

Etymology

Calque of Russian мать-героиня (matʹ-geroinja).

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