母|ははhaha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounmother
   でもさ、母ははを連つれて行いかなくてはいけないんだ。↗

   But, I have to take my mother.

• Synonymお母さんおかあさんNeutralThe most common way to address your own mother or refer to someone else's; when speaking of your own mother to outsiders, use 「母」.
• SynonymおふくろCasualMostly how adult men casually and affectionately refer to their own mother to others; in formal settings use 「母」.
• Synonym母さんかあさんCasualA casual form of 「お母さん」 used within the family; husbands also use it to address their wives.
• Synonym母親ははおやNeutralRefers to a mother in a more objective, descriptive way, as in 「母親の役割」; 「母」 is often used to speak of your own mother to outsiders.
• SynonymママNeutralUnrelated in meaning to 「母」; it merely sounds like 「ママ」, the loanword for mother. 「まま」 means something remaining as it is.
• Synonymお母様おかあさまFormalA more formal variant of 「お母さん」, mostly for referring to someone else's mother; not used to refer to your own mother to outsiders.
• SynonymおっかさんCasualAn old-fashioned colloquial term, heard mostly in period dramas and rare today; say 「お母さん」 in everyday speech.
• Synonym母ちゃんかあちゃんCasualAn affectionate, casual term with a working-class feel; can also mean one's wife. Unlike 「母」, it can't serve as a humble reference to your own mother to outsiders.
• Synonym女親おんなおやNeutralContrasts with 「男親」, stressing the female of the two parents; rare — normally say 「母親」.
• Synonym母上ははうえFormalAn archaic honorific heard mostly in period dramas and rare today; say 「お母さん」 in everyday speech.
• Synonym母君ははぎみFormalAn elegant archaic honorific, almost never used today; say 「お母さん」 in everyday speech.
• SynonymははごFormalAn archaic honorific for someone else's mother, no longer used; today say 「お母様」 when referring to another person's mother.
• SynonymマザーNeutralA loanword used mostly in compounds or for a Mother Superior; not used in daily life to refer to your own mother.
• Synonym母様かあさまFormalA formal, old-fashioned or upper-class way of addressing one's mother, rare today; say 「お母さん」 in everyday speech.
• Synonym御母様おたあさまFormalThe same word as item 3; 「御母様」 is just another way of writing it. Especially polite for someone else's mother, as in 「お母様によろしく」.
• SynonymマミーCasualA loanword used in childlike or joking speech; rare in daily life — normally say 「お母さん」.
• Synonym垂乳女たらちめWrittenAn archaic word for mother found only in classical poetry such as waka; not used in modern Japanese.
• Synonym垂乳根たらちねWrittenAn archaic waka term meaning mother or parents, found only in the classics; unlike 「母」, it is not limited to the mother.
• Synonym御母みおもFormalAn archaic honorific for a mother or wet nurse, no longer used; today say 「お母さん」 when speaking of a mother.
• RelatedおかあCasualThe same word as item 2; 「お母」 is just another way of writing it. Mostly how adult men casually refer to their own mother.
• Related母者人ははじゃひとWrittenAn old-fashioned expression heard mainly in period-drama dialogue; not used today — say 「お母さん」 in everyday speech.
• Antonym父ちちNeutralThe counterpart of 「母」, meaning father; like 「母」, it is also used to refer to your own father to outsiders.

Use 「母」 to speak of your own mother to outsiders, 「お母さん」 to address her or refer to someone else's, and 「お母様」 to be more polite. For objective description use 「母親」; men often say 「お袋」 casually. The rest are casual variants (「母さん」, 「母ちゃん」, 「おっ母さん」, 「マミー」), formal or archaic honorifics (「母上」, 「母君」, 「母御」, 「母様」, 「御母」), or archaic literary words (「垂乳女」, 「垂乳根」, 「母者人」); 「マザー」 is mostly for compounds, and 「父」 is the antonym.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （はは）女親おんなおや。