and his mother

be mother

To pour out tea for others.

like mother, like daughter

A daughter takes after her mother.

mother hen

An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.

Mother Hubbard

Empty.

mother lode

Any source of valuable or useful material.

mother of all

Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of (its kind); the most epic example of (its kind).

patience of Mother Teresa

A great deal of patience.

refrigerator mother

An emotionally frigid mother, who does not exhibit normal care or love for her child or children.