mauther

noun2

1. •
   (dialect, no longer used) A girl, especially, a large awkward girl.

   • KAS. Ay, I know -- Away, [TO HIS SISTER.] you talk like a foolish mauther. — 1610
2. •
   (dialect, no longer used) A mother.

   • Cleave to a tight ship, my boy, as long as the wind blaeth, and while she lives upon the waters, she'll aye be a mauther to thee. — 1823