'Mothering' definitions:
Definition of 'Mothering'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the crown, would have mothered another body's child. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mothering'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mothering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- TLC,
- upkeep
Words containing 'Mothering'
- Mother,
- Mothered,
- Motherly,
- Foster mother,
- Great Mother,
- Mother Goose,
- Mother cell,
- Mother church,
- Mother country,
- Mother liquor,
- Mother of God,
- Mother of vinegar,
- Mother queen,
- Mother tongue,
- Mother water,
- Mother wit,
- Mother's Day,
- Mother's mark,
- Queen mother,
- Surrogate mother,
- den mother,
- earth mother,
- mother board,
- mother figure,
- mother hen,
- mother hubbard,
- mother jones,
- mother lode,
- mother of thyme,
- mother seton,
- mother superior,
- mother teresa,
- mother theresa,
- mother's boy,
- mother's daughter,
- mother's milk,
- mother's son,
- Eel-mother,
- Mother Carey's chicken,
- Mother Carey's goose,
- Mother-in-law,
- Mother-naked,
- Mother-of-pearl,
- Mother-of-thyme,
- foster-mother,
- mother carey's hen,
- mother-of-thousands,
- spore mother cell,
- mother-in-law plant,
- mother-in-law's tongue,
- mother-of-pearl cloud