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- [muhth -er-ing]
- /ˈmʌð ər ɪŋ/
- /ˈmʌð.ər.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhth -er-ing]
- /ˈmʌð ər ɪŋ/
Definitions of mothering word
- noun mothering a female parent. 1
- noun mothering (often initial capital letter) one's female parent. 1
- noun mothering a mother-in-law, stepmother, or adoptive mother. 1
- noun mothering a term of address for a female parent or a woman having or regarded as having the status, function, or authority of a female parent. 1
- noun mothering a term of familiar address for an old or elderly woman. 1
- noun mothering mother superior. 1
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Origin of mothering
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; mother1 + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mothering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mothering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mothering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mothering
verb mothering
- watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- tend — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
Antonyms for mothering
verb mothering
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
See also
Matching words
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