Sentence:  Also fine are Sue Lawless , as a <WSD>mother</WSD> more protective and belligerent than a female spider and just as destructive , Harold Cherry , as her scratchy spouse , and Hildy Weissman , as a vegetable in human form . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)