Mothering

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The nurturing and raising of a child or children by a mother: "Because they are involved in careers and mothering, many women lead exhausting lives” ( David E. Bloom).
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  • v. Present participle of mother.
  • n. The nurturing of a child by its mother
  • n. The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child
  • n. Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother
  • n. Shortened form of a-mothering (obsolete); practice of visiting one's literal or figurative mother or mother church (compare Mothering Sunday)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rural custom of visiting one's parents and giving them presents on Mid-Lent Sunday: supposed to be derived from the custom in former times of visiting the mother church on that day. Also called midlenting.
    • Word Usage
    "Shady politicians are heroes while it is actually the mothers of this country (and those in mothering roles) who hold things together."
    Verb Stem
    mother   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    smothering    wuthering   
    Same Context
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