Mothering

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mother \Moth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mothered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Mothering}.]
     To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a
     mother to.
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           The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the
           crown, would have mothered another body's child.
                                                    --Howell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mothering \Moth"er*ing\, 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.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "mothering":
     TLC, bread, care, daily bread, economic support, endowment, keep,
     livelihood, living, maintenance, manna, meat, nourishment, nurture,
     price support, provision, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence,
     subvention, support, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation,
     tender loving care, upkeep