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mothering |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the crown, would have mothered another body's child. --Howell.
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