verb
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To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.)
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To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
verb
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To cause to contain mother.
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mothered oil / vinegar / wine
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(of an alcohol) To develop mother.
noun
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The nurturing of a child by its mother.
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The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child.
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Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.
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Shortened form of a-mothering ; practice of visiting one's literal or figurative mother or mother church (compare Mothering Sunday).
Examples of mothering in a Sentence
She couldn't bear the thought of him returning to the troubled teen he'd been and tried to think of something to say to straddle the line between mothering him and letting him be his own person.
In Gloucestershire simnel cakes are still common; and at Usk, Monmouth, the custom of mothering is still scrupulously observed.
Wondering what twisted sister of fate thought him capable of mothering one let alone three people, he lifted her and laid her on the bed.
Affected girls are often particularly maternal by nature and if reproduction is impossible many take great joy in adopting and mothering children.
British saddlebacks are hardy and noted for their mothering ability.
Mid-Lent, or the fourth Sunday in Lent, was long known as Mothering Sunday, in allusion to the custom for girls in service to be allowed a holiday on that day to visit their parents.
British Saddlebacks are hardy and noted for their mothering ability.
It is a sensible, middle-of-the-road approach to mothering that takes into account that every baby and parent is different.
To help answer these questions, Daphne White, founder of the Lion & Lamb Project, published a list of guidelines in the November-December 2004 issue of Mothering magazine.
However, a low-quality child-care environment combined with less sensitive mothering did leave infants less securely attached.
The biggest indicator of a child's behavior, however, was the family environment, particularly the sensitivity of mothering practices.
Dissatisfied with the pressures and sacrifices of combining mothering with full-time work, many women have sought alternatives that allow them to relax the hectic pace of their lives but still maintain jobs and careers.
Sources close to the couple say Jennifer's mothering instinct grows stronger by the day.
For example, if you spend too much time at your computer or mothering a newborn child, you probably tend to be round-shouldered.
You want me to stop mothering you.