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[ muhth-er-ing ] / ˈmʌð ər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mothering ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe nurturing of an infant or small child by its mother. (in rural England) the custom of visiting one's parents on Laetare Sunday with a present. Origin of motheringFirst recorded in 1640–50; mother1 + -ing1 Words nearby motheringMother Goose rhymes, mother hen, motherhood, mother house, Mother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law, mother-in-law's tongue, motherland, mother language Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for motheringThey are now raising a 5-year-old boy who Jennifer is incapable of mothering. California Police Ignored, Mishandled Sex Assaults Reported by Disabled|Ryan Gabrielson|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the problem, says Badinter, is how those values have changed—morphing into a style of mothering she calls “crushing.” Elisabeth Badinter’s ‘The Conflict’: Does Modern Motherhood Undermine Women?|Jessica Bennett|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST And then, of course, there was poor Hester Prynne—branded with a scarlet letter for mothering a child with another man. Is Cheating the Secret to a Happy Marriage?|Jessica Bennett|October 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST Katie continued to blog in excruciating detail, chronicling the worst parenting experience of them all—mothering a dying child. A Mommy Blog's Heartbreaking Turn|K. Emily Bond|October 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If it was never proven that she came of gentlefolks, Laurent Giffard would hardly consent to his wife's mothering her. A Little Girl in Old Quebec|Amanda Millie Douglas The mothering of a lion cub has its disadvantages, and thereafter her milk of human kindness overflowed no more. The Song of the Wolf|Frank Mayer In Gloucestershire simnel cakes are still common; and at Usk, Monmouth, the custom of mothering is still scrupulously observed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various Children away from home write to their parents on Mothering Sunday if unable to get home. Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District|Charles Dack He was now well able to take care of himself, although Stella insisted in "mothering" him when she was in camp. Ted Strong's Motor Car|Edward C. Taylor
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