According to Vedic civilization, there are seven mothers.
ādau-mātā guroḥ patnī
brahmaṇī rāja-patnikā
dhenur dhatrī tathā pṛthvī
sapta eta mataraḥ smṛtaḥ[1]
Ādau-mātā, real mother
Guru-patnī, the wife of guru
Brahmaṇi, the wife of a brāhmaṇa
Rāja-patnikā, the queen, the wife of the king
Dhenu, cow, who is mother because you are drinking her milk
Dhatrī, the nurse
Dharitrī, earth
All of them should be considered as and treated as mothers.
[1] Nīti Śāstra, by Canakya Pandita
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