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mott

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A ghost town in Missouri.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A small city, the county seat of Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A copse or small grove of trees, especially live oak or elm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Texas

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative spelling of mot (“woman”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The vulva.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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noun

Meaning 7

Acronym of mycobacteria other than tuberculosis, Pathogenic bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium not causing tuberculosis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: NTM, atypical mycobacteria

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noun

Meaning 8

United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Lucretia Coffin Mott

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Broader terms: feminist, women's rightist, women's liberationist, libber, suffragist

History

Etymology

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Motte. * Also as an English surname, from a medieval pet form of Matilda. Also see Mould. * As a German surname, from the root of the noun Moder (“swamp, decomposing mass”).

Probably ultimately from French motte; compare motte.

See mort (“woman”), etymology 5.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: NTM — initialism or mycobacteria other than tuberculosis