Tell may refer to: Tell (archaeology), a type of archaeological site; Tell (name), a name used as a given name and a surname; Tell (poker), a subconscious behavior that can betray information to an observant opponent Arts, entertainment, and media. Tell, a short ...

A mother is the female parent of a child.Mothers are women who inhabit or perform the role of bearing some relation to their children, who may or may not be their biological offspring.Thus, dependent on the context, women can be considered mothers by virtue of having given birth, by raising their child(ren), supplying their ovum for fertilisation, or some combination thereof.