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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOTHER SHIPTON

Named after Mother Shipton, a legendary prophetess in 15th-century Yorkshire.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTHER SHIPTON

Mother Shipton  [ˈʃɪptən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTHER SHIPTON

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Mother Shipton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTHER SHIPTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mother Shipton

Mother Shipton

Ursula Southeil , better known as Mother Shipton, is said to have been an English soothsayer and prophetess. The first publication of her prophecies, which did not appear until 1641, eighty years after her reported death, contained a number of mainly regional predictions, but only two prophetic verses – neither of which foretold the End of the World, despite widespread assumptions to that effect. One of the most notable editions of her prophecies was published in 1684. It states that she was born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, in a cave now known as Mother Shipton's Cave which, along with the Petrifying Well and associated parkland, is operated as a visitor attraction. She was reputed to be hideously ugly. The book also claims that she married Toby Shipton, a local carpenter, near York in 1512 and told fortunes and made predictions throughout her life. It is recorded in the diaries of Samuel Pepys that whilst surveying the damage to London caused by the Great Fire in the company of the Royal Family they were heard to discuss Mother Shipton's prophecy of the event.

Definition of Mother Shipton in the English dictionary

The definition of Mother Shipton in the dictionary is a day-flying noctuid moth, Callistege mi, mottled brown in colour and named from a fancied resemblance between its darker marking and a haggish profile.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTHER SHIPTON


antilepton
ˌæntɪˈlɛptən
captan
ˈkæptən
Clapton
ˈklæptən
Compton
ˈkɒmptən
Crompton
ˈkrɒmptən
Hampton
ˈhæmptən
hapten
ˈhæptən
Northampton
nɔːˈθæmptən
Repton
ˈrɛptən
Rockhampton
rɒkˈhæmptən
Sahaptan
sɑːˈhæptən
Shahaptan
ʃəˈhæptən
Skipton
ˈskɪptən
Southampton
saʊθˈæmptən
Wolverhampton
ˌwʊlvəˈhæmptən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTHER SHIPTON

Mother Carey´s chicken
Mother Church
Mother City
mother country
mother craft
Mother Earth
Mother Goose
mother hen
Mother Hubbard
mother lode
mother love
Mother Nature
Mother of God
Mother of Parliaments
Mother of Satan

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTHER SHIPTON

Arlington
Aston
burton
button
Clinton
cotton
crypton
Hamilton
Hilton
Houston
Kingston
krypton
lepton
Milton
newton
Norton
on the button
ton
Washington
Wellington

Synonyms and antonyms of Mother Shipton in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mother Shipton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTHER SHIPTON

Find out the translation of Mother Shipton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mother Shipton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mother Shipton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

母亲希普顿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Madre Shipton
570 millions of speakers

English

Mother Shipton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माँ Shipton
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأم شيبتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мать Шиптон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mãe Shipton
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাদার শিপটন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mère Shipton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibu Shipton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mother Shipton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マザーシップトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어머니 Shipton
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Basa Shipton
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

mẹ Shipton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அம்மா ஷிப்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आई शिपन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anne Shipton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mother Shipton
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

matka Shipton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мати Шіптон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mama Shipton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μητέρα Shipton
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moeder Shipton
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Mother Shipton
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Mother Shipton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mother Shipton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER SHIPTON»

The term «Mother Shipton» is normally little used and occupies the 123.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER SHIPTON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Mother Shipton» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Mother Shipton» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mother Shipton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHER SHIPTON»

Discover the use of Mother Shipton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mother Shipton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mother Shipton Investigated
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Henry Harrison, 2009
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Mother Shipton's Wonderful Prophecies
Mother Shipton (Ursula). valour to express itself in defence of their king and country. Many heroic spirits, who made honour their aim, not dreading dangur, now come forward, and indeed so man y appeared under M ars' baner r, that he who ...
Mother Shipton (Ursula), 1840
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The Life, Prophecies and Death of the Famous Mother Shipton. ...
troubled the nurse, so they gave much satisfaction to Mother Shipton, as it appeared by her monstrous smiles. Now and then to pacify her nurse, when she saw her much vexed, she would say, “ Be contented 3 there is nothing here will harm ...
Mother Shipton (Ursula), 1850
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Life, Death, and the whole of the wonderful Prophecies of ...
Mother Shipton (Ursula). 8 LIFE AND PKOl'llEClES OE MOTHER SEXIP'IOI'U puny. But at this instant whilst they were gazing one at another, half distracted, the were all reduced to the same condition they were in itfirst' -—a1'ter whic followed ...
Mother Shipton (Ursula), 1869
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The strange and wonderful history and prophesies of Mother ...
Mother Shipton (Ursula). T he Hz'sz'ory of Mother Shipton. CHAP. I. 0f Mother Shiptons strange Parentage, and the place of her Birth. OTHER SHIPTON (as all Histories |\ / I agree) was a Yorkshire woman; but the particular place is very much ...
Mother Shipton (Ursula), 1870
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Mother Shipton's Universal Dreamer
Mother Shipton (Ursula). [I 'dn \.\1 ' ' ' M'W \' .'q JrlinWH HWHNn ' ¢i' \\~ 10 . 11' s /6 UN l-IIP'I v S UNIVERSAL » n11 . x ¥ vA .“&\,\\\m\ MOTHER i I _—— v ' ; MOTHER snzerorz's IJJNIVERSAL DREAMER'. '12.
Mother Shipton (Ursula), 1840
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Mother Shipton's Wheel of Fortune; by means of which, you ...
Mother Shipton (Ursula)
Mother Shipton (Ursula), 1861
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Shell Games: Studies in Scams, Frauds, and Deceits (1300-1650)
Mother Shipton's Children's Playground, Mother Shipton's Gift Shop, and Mother Shipton's Tasty Treats. The construction of a family friendly' Mother Shipton is not in itself a new phenomenon; in 1797, Mother Shipton's Legacy was published ...
Margaret Reeves, Richard Raiswell, Mark Crane, 2004
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Prophecy, Politics and the People in Early Modern England
The continuing influence of the popular belief in Mother Shipton was briefly alluded to at the end of the preceding chapter. Queen Caroline's figures in her Merlin's Cave may not have been intended to include Mother Shipton, but that is how ...
Tim Thornton, 2006
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Weekly World News
foretold future Nostradamus By MIKE FOSTER y World News Unlike the r amblings of Nostradamus, Mother Shipton's verses are "Carriages without horses shall go, And accidents fill the world with woe." (The cm) "Around the world thoughts ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHER SHIPTON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mother Shipton is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
10:54 p.m., Copperopolis — A person driving a truck backed down a boat ramp on Mother Shipton Road. 11:55 p.m., Copperopolis — Lights ... «Union Democrat, Jul 15»
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10 Strangest attractions around the world
The legend goes that Mother Shipton was a prophetess and witch during the reign of Henry 8th. Mother Shipton was born in a cave near the well. Both the water ... «HolidaysPlease, Jun 15»
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte
They were the “Duchess” as she was called, and “Mother Shipton.” A man called “Uncle Billy” was added to the group. He was known to drink ... «VOA Learning English, Jun 15»
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Toil and trouble: the myth of the witch is no myth at all
1488-1561), better known as Mother Shipton. Here's a woman whose connections to the witch stereotype rival those of Rosaleen Norton. «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
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To your beds! Our guide to 50th Knaresborough Bed Race
... like Picaddilly Motors, which has backed the event for the last 18 years, to bars and restaurants and cafes and, even, Mother Shipton's Cave. «Wetherby Today, Jun 15»
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Record visitor numbers over half term at Mother Shipton's Cave
For once May Half Term wasn't a wash out in sunny Yorkshire, instead it was a record week for Mother Shipton's Cave in Knaresborough. «Harrogate Informer, Jun 15»
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Yorkshire Tea TV advert filmed near Pateley Bridge
Previous: Record number of exhibits for Tractor Fest 2015 · Next: Record visitor numbers over half term at Mother Shipton's Cave ... «Harrogate Informer, Jun 15»
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Studley Royal exhibition transforms temples and follies into places …
The professor had been on a quest to prove a link between a prophesy given by Mother Shipton and the Aislabie family who came to own the ... «The Press, York, May 15»
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Fashion students gearing up for their annual catwalk show
Emily, 23, has tried to replicate in fabric the petrifying well at Mother Shipton's Cave in Knaresborough which turns ordinary objects into stone. «The Press, York, May 15»
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Army of bug hunters on the march to help £500000 North Pennines …
They include the emperor moth, northern eggar moth, fox moth, latticed heath moth, Mother Shipton moth, shaded broad-bar moth and ruby tiger moth. Moth data ... «Teesdale Mercury, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mother Shipton [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mother-shipton>. Apr 2024 ».
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