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Mothering

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > Mothering
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mothering

матери́нская ла́ска, забо́та

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > mothering
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Mothering

Mothering Sunday церк. четвертое воскресенье поста

English-Russian short dictionary > Mothering
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mothering

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > mothering
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mothering

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > mothering
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mothering

1. n материнская забота, ласка

2. n обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки в четвёртое воскресенье поста

Синонимический ряд:

English-Russian base dictionary > mothering
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mothering

[ʹmʌðərıŋ]

1. материнская забота, ласка

2. обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки в четвёртое воскресенье поста

НБАРС > mothering
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mothering

1. материнская забота;

2. материальная и духовная забота о ребенке, осуществляемая любым индивидом;

3. обычай посещать родителей в четвертое воскресенье поста с дарением им подарков.

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сущ.

1) материнская забота;

2) материальная и духовная забота о ребенке, осуществляемая любым индивидом;

3) обычай посещать родителей в четвертое воскресенье поста с дарением им подарков.

Англо-русский словарь по социологии > mothering
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mothering

noun

материнская ласка, забота

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(n) ласка; материнская забота; обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки

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материнская ласка, забота

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материнская ласка, материнская забота

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усыновление

усыновления

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1) материнская ласка
2) обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки в четвертое воскресенье поста (тж. mothering Sunday)

Новый англо-русский словарь > mothering
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mothering

You cheap freak, you fartfaced mothering pig. Just exactly what the fuck did you think you were doing giving my wife a hard time anyway? — Ты, сволочь, ты, долбаный ублюдок! Ты какого хера приставал к моей жене, я тебя, пидор, спрашиваю?

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > mothering
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mothering

[ˈmʌðərɪŋ]

mothering материнская ласка, забота

English-Russian short dictionary > mothering
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mothering

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > mothering
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mothering

[`mʌðərɪŋ]

материнская ласка, забота

обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки в четвертое воскресенье поста

Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > mothering
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mothering

Англо-русский словарь по психоаналитике > mothering
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mothering

[‘mʌð(ə)rɪŋ]

сущ.

1) материнская ласка, забота

2) обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки в четвёртое воскресенье поста

Англо-русский современный словарь > mothering
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mothering

English-Russian smart dictionary > mothering
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Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday [ˊmʌðǝrɪŋˏsʌndɪ]

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Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > Mothering Sunday
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Mothering Sunday

церк. четвертое воскресенье поста

(церковное) материнское воскресенье (четвертое воскресенье великого поста)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > Mothering Sunday
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mothering sunday

НБАРС > mothering sunday
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mothering one

индивид, осуществляющий заботу о ребенке.

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индивид, осуществляющий заботу о ребенке.

Англо-русский словарь по социологии > mothering one

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См. также в других словарях:

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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mothering — [muth′ər iŋ] n. the work or skill of a mother in raising a child or children … English World dictionary
mothering — moth|er|ing [ˈmʌðərıŋ] n [U] the process of caring for children in the way that a mother does ▪ mothering skills ▪ Babies and young children need mothering … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mothering — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mothering — noun Mothering is used before these nouns: ↑instinct … Collocations dictionary
mothering — /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ (say mudhuhring) noun 1. the process of acting as a mother to a child. 2. sympathetic treatment, as if to a child. 3. British the custom of visiting one s parents on Mid Lent Sunday (Mothering Sunday) and giving a small gift. {mother1… …
Mothering (magazine) — Mothering is a magazine focused on natural mothering practices, which began publishing in 1976.[1] Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 Publications … Wikipedia
Mothering Sunday — Mothering .Sunday n [U and C] BrE old fashioned ↑Mother s Day … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mothering Sunday — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the fourth Sunday in Lent, traditionally a day for honouring one s mother … English terms dictionary
Mothering Sunday — Not to be confused with Mother s Day. Gregorian dates for Mothering Sunday 2004 21 March 2005 6 March 2006 26 March 2007 18 March 2008 2 March 2009 22 March 2010 14 March 2011 3 April 2012 18 March 2013 … Wikipedia
Mothering Sunday — On Mothering Sunday, or Mid Lent Sunday (fourth Sunday in Lent), children and young people living away from their parents would make a point of going home for the day, taking presents, usually including a cake for their mother, and sharing a… … A Dictionary of English folklore

Источник

материнская забота, материнская ласка

существительное ↓

- материнская забота, ласка

a child needs mothering — ребёнку нужна материнская забота

- обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки в четвёртое воскресенье поста

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

mothering corral — корраль для маток с ягнятами
mothering abilities — материнские свойства
mothering the vessel — обеспечивающий корабль с плавучей базы

Примеры с переводом

Babies and young children need mothering.

Младенцы и маленькие дети нуждаются в материнской заботе.

Возможные однокоренные слова

mother — мать, мама, матушка, мамаша, начало, источник, быть матерью, родить, лелеять, охранять
motherless — лишенный матери
motherly — материнский, по-матерински

Источник

moth·er·ing

(mŭth′ər-ĭng)

The nurturing and raising of a child or children by a mother: «The essential work of mothering is trying to keep children alive» (Janna Malamud Smith).

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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You know, there’s nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It’s kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen.

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTHERING

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTHERING

Mothering is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTHERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mother

A mother is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the egg which in union with a sperm grew into a child. The definition can also be extended to non-human animals and may then also include being the animal that donated a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother’s social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally acceptable definition for the term. The male parallel is father.

Definition of mothering in the English dictionary

The definition of mothering in the dictionary is the practice of being a mother and bringing up children. Other definition of mothering is the act or an instance of treating someone with great care and affection, as if they were a small child.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTHERING

Synonyms and antonyms of mothering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «MOTHERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mothering» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «mothering» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF MOTHERING

Find out the translation of mothering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mothering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mothering» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

省亲

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

maternidad

570 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

ममता

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

الأمومة

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

материнская

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

mothering

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

মাদারিং

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

maternage

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

Ibu

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

育児

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

어머니가

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

Ibu

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

nhưng sự săn sóc của người mẹ

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil

தாய்மைக்

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi

मातृत्व

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish

annelik etme

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian

materna

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish

macierzyństwa

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian

материнська

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian

matern

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek

μητρότητα

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans

moedereienskappe

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish

mothering

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian

morsrollen

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mothering

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHERING»

The term «mothering» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY

Quite widely used

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of mothering

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mothering».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHERING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mothering» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mothering» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mothering

3 QUOTES WITH «MOTHERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mothering.

I had no idea that mothering my own child would be so healing to my own sadness from my childhood.

The bonds that women share around the world, wherever we come from, they’re very powerful and they have an ease of communication because we share those very important things of our families, our mothering, of improving opportunities for the next generation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHERING»

Discover the use of mothering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mothering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Mothering: Ideology, Experience, and Agency

«This volume presents a variety of unique perspectives on mothering as a socially constructed relationship, assessing many of the political, legal and cultural debates surrounding the issue.» — Publisher’s description.

Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Grace Chang, Linda Rennie Forcey, 1994

The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the …

With a new preface by the author, this updated edition is testament to the formative effect that Nancy Chodorow’s work continues to exert on psychoanalysis, social science, and the humanities.

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor’s Guide to Natural …

An authoritative guide to natural childbirth and postpartum parenting options from an MD who home-birthed her own four children. Sarah Buckley might be called a third-wave natural birth advocate.

Mothering: An Expert’s Guide to Succeeding in Your Most …

Over forty years of experience as a pediatrician and psychiatrist — not to mention a mother and a grandmother — quality her to offer this comprehensive handbook for mothers at all stages of this role.

Mothering Through Domestic Violence

Based on findings from six primary research studies carried out by the authors themselves, as well as other published research, this book reveals how undermining mothering — specifically, family courts and social work agencies blaming …

Lorraine Radford, Marianne Hester, 2006

Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

The handbook for mothers who breastfeed their children past infancy has been revised and updated.

Norma Jane Bumgarner, 2000

Mothering and Ambivalence

Brings together feminist and psychoanalytic contributions to the good parenting debate. Authors discuss dependency, anxiety and gender relations and examine what it feels like to mother amid the pressures of contemporary life.

Brid Featherstone, Wendy Hollway, 2002

Essays explore a wide range of contemporary feminist mothering practices.

Mothering for Schooling

Based on longitudinal interviews with mothers of school-age children, this book exposes the effects mothers’ work has on educational systems as a whole and the ways in which inequalities of educational opportunities are reproduced.

Alison I. Griffith, Dorothy E. Smith, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mothering is used in the context of the following news items.

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As lambing percentages rose, Warren applied himself to mothering ability. «A ewe might have two lambs but take only one. So I clipped the … «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»

Making The Case For Traditional Parenting

There is mothering, and there is fathering—children do best with both. This is an argument about human anthropology if ever there were. «Forbes, Jul 15»

Becoming a Mom and Doing Things Better

Sobering pay-gap issues aside, it’s fun to think about what other boosts pregnancy and mothering might give you as a human, whether it … «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»

Savvi Neufer Gives Bands a Home-Cooked Meal

Of course, with that yummy food comes a good dose of mothering, which, Neufer says, “the scene will just shut up and take.” Most bands find … «Westword, Jul 15»

Being childless doesn’t mean you can’t nurture others

To me, «mothering» is about loving and caring for others. I try and do that, not just with the children I’m lucky enough to have in my life — I revel in … «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Want Kids? Your Older Man’s Biological Clock Is Ticking, Says Study

They can focus on mothering without worrying about their career, then head back to school or out to the workforce in their late 30s once their kids are teenagers. «YourTango, Jul 15»

World Above Free Poetry Night Features Ona Gritz and Daniel …

Her novella-length memoir, On the Whole: a story of mothering and disability, is available as an ebook from Shebooks, a new imprint of short ebooks for women. «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»

Flight of the falcon

On the horizon, low cloud hung like a deep bog on the canopy and soaked those Buckenham woods, no doubt, in its heavy mothering heat. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

3 Things Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Got Right About Divorce

Mothering is hard work and while it is joyous, there are sacrifices required in order to be a great mom. If and when to have a family is something … «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»

I’m proof a nanny CAN make you a worse mum says SARAH VINE

‘For me, it means I’m ten years behind with my mothering of my daughter because I basically didn’t do it until she was about 12.’ This rang so … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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Англо-русский перевод MOTHERING

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmʌð(ə)rɪŋ ]

сущ.

1) материнская ласка, забота

2) обычай посещать родителей и дарить им подарки в четвертое воскресенье поста ( тж. mothering Sunday )

English-Russian dictionary of general lexicon.

Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике.
2005

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материнство n

материнское

материнской заботы

материнские

материнской заботе

Mothering

материнский

матерью

материнского

Предложения

So the mother archetype is our built-in ability to recognize a certain relationship, that of ‘mothering‘.

Таким образом, архетип матери — это наша встроенная способность распознавать определенные отношения, такие как «материнство«.

I have been very focused on mothering.

Знаете, меня очень сконцентрировало материнство.

The lack of adequate social stimulation, such as handling, mothering and contract with others, adversely affects social and psychological development.

Недостаток адекватной социальной стимуляции (уход, материнская забота, контакт с остальными) плохо влияет на социальное и психологическое развитие.

There’s nothing wrong with the dominant ideology of intensive mothering.

И нет ничего плохого в господствующей идеологии интенсивного материнства.

This combination produces a liberal individualist ideology, endorsing women’s equality with men while subjecting women to culturally prescribed expectations of intensive mothering.

Эта комбинация порождает либеральную индивидуалистическую идеологию, поддерживая равенство женщин с мужчинами, в то же время подвергая женщин культурно предписываемым ожиданиям интенсивного материнства.

My commitment to breastfeeding is part of my personal commitment to intensive mothering.

Моя приверженность грудному вскармливанию — часть моей личной приверженности интенсивного материнства.

We are interested in researching cultural practices of mothering, which had profound implications for the survival of babies.

Мы заинтересованы в исследовании культурных практик материнства, которые имели глубокие последствия для выживания детей.

Belizean society assigns a strong value to mothering.

Белизское общество придает большое значение материнству.

What’s more, the ‘intensive mothering‘ or ‘helicopter parenting’ approach can backfire.

Более того, «интенсивное материнство» или «геликоптерный родительский» подход может иметь неприятные последствия.

But mothering has taught me that all of our emotions are necessary.

Однако материнство научило меня, что все наши эмоции одинаково важны.

You won’t get another holiday from mothering, dear.

Вы не получите другого развлечения от материнства, дорогая.

Daljinder admits that mothering a child is more difficult that she thought it would be.

Далджиндер призналась, что материнство далось ей гораздо тяжелее, чем она думала.

Today women are increasingly combining mothering with paid work.

Все чаще современные женщины совмещают материнство с работой.

Later psychoanalysts would claim, with equal certainty and equal lack of scientific evidence, that schizophrenia is caused by smothering mothering.

Последователи психоанализа утверждали с равной убежденностью и равным отсутствием научно доказанных оснований, что шизофрения вызвана подавляющим материнством.

You might long for a stronger sense of home, family, or mothering and nurturing in your life.

Вы можете стремиться к более сильному чувству дома, семьи или материнства и воспитания в своей жизни.

They often don’t enjoy the «separating» part of mothering.

Зачастую они не любят ту часть материнства, которая связана с «отделением».

Autism and other brain disorders are not brain problems but mothering problems.

Аутизм и другие заболевания мозга так же не являются расстройствами мозга, но проблемами материнства.

For example, prenatal cortisol levels have been linked to more attentive mothering in baboons.

Например, пренатальный уровень кортизола был связан с более внимательным материнством у бабуинов.

In some circles, mothering has become as intense as an Olympic sport.

В некоторых кругах материнство стало таким интенсивным, как олимпийские виды спорта.

Next year, Schiffrin hopes to look at whether intensive mothering actually conveys advantages to kids.

В следующем году Шиффрин надеется выяснить, действительно ли в интенсивном материнстве есть преимущества для детей.

Ничего не найдено для этого значения.

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NounPLmotheringsSUF-ing
1. The nurturing of a child by its mother.
2. The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child.
3. Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.
  1. The institution in the past has done monumental work harboring the homeless, mothering the homeless, mothering the motherless, caring for the poor and dependent
4. OBS Shortened form of a-mothering OBS; practice of visiting one’s literal or figurative mother or mother church (compare Mothering Sunday).
  1. Mothering-.—In former days, when the Roman Catholic was the established religion, it was the custom for people to visit their Mother Church on MidLent Sunday, and to make their offerings at the high altar. …the now remaining practice of Mothering, or going to visit parents upon Mid-Lent Sunday, is really owing to that good old custom.
Verb
1. present participle of mother.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Nouns
  - Countable nouns
  - Singularia tantum
    - Uncountable nouns
2. Verbs
  - Verb forms
    - Participles
      - Present participles

Meaning of mothering for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word «mothering» is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It’s also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.

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[ muhth-er-ing ]

/ ˈmʌð ər ɪŋ /

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noun

the 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.

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Origin of mothering

First recorded in 1640–50; mother¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby mothering

Mother Goose rhymes, mother hen, motherhood, mother house, Mother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law, mother-in-law’s tongue, motherland, mother language

Words related to mothering

cradle, feed, keep an eye on, look after, nourish, take care of, vaccinate, inseminate, multiply, proliferate, breed, hatch, propagate, spawn, create, generate, advance, aid, attend, baby-sit

How to use mothering in a sentence

A lot of the things she did were very hurtful to her boys but it was all mixed up with her incredible warmth and wonderful mothering skills.
Some popular TV shows and films offer much more complicated portraits of mothering and comment on the many frustrations and disappointments and imperfections that this experience entails.
In other words, the gap in mothering time may be shrinking between less-educated and well-educated moms.
They gave birth and then were thrown into mothering as if it were a journey that one should be forced to embark on all alone.

Making mothering and working an either/or robs us all of the powerful contributions mothers make to our economy.
At the beginning of the series, she had a husband in prison; she had kids that required a great deal of hands-on mothering.
They are now raising a 5-year-old boy who Jennifer is incapable of mothering.
But the problem, says Badinter, is how those values have changed—morphing into a style of mothering she calls “crushing.”
And then, of course, there was poor Hester Prynne—branded with a scarlet letter for mothering a child with another man.
He was a boy of eighteen, aching over his first love affair; and she was divinely mothering him.
For behind the mothering words lurked, he knew, the other self that any minute would return.
And a hint of mothering contentment stole sweetly over him behind this shadowy yet genuine consolation.
She smiled lazily as she reflected that he would take to mothering; his curly hair begged to be smoothed and tousled.
The little maid repaid him with a passionate love and a quaint mothering care tender and infinitely comforting to the lonely man.

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moth•er•ing
(muᵺ′ər ing),USA pronunciation n.

Psychologythe nurturing of an infant or small child by its mother.
British Terms(in rural England) the custom of visiting one’s parents on Laetare Sunday with a present.

mother¹ + —ing¹ 1640–50

moth•er¹ /ˈmʌðɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]

a female parent:His mother died when he was young.
[often: Mother* no article] one’s own mother.
a woman looked upon as a mother, or who exercises authority like that of a mother.
something that gives rise to something else:Necessity is the mother of invention.
the mother of, the greatest, most powerful, most outstanding example of (something mentioned next):the mother of all wars.

adj. [before a noun]

being a mother:a mother bird.
relating to or characteristic of a mother:mother love.
derived from or as if from one’s mother;
native:his mother culture.

v. [~ + object]

to care for or protect like a mother:She mothered her children wisely.

moth•er•less, adj.

moth•er¹
(muᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation n.

a female parent.
(often cap.) one’s female parent.
a mother-in-law, stepmother, or adoptive mother.
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.
a term of familiar address for an old or elderly woman.
ReligionSee mother superior.
a woman exercising control, influence, or authority like that of a mother:to be a mother to someone.
the qualities characteristic of a mother, as maternal affection:It is the mother in her showing itself.
something or someone that gives rise to or exercises protecting care over something else;
origin or source.
Sound Reproduction(in disc recording) a mold from which stampers are made.
Idioms mother of all, the greatest or most notable example of:the mother of all mystery novels.

adj.

being a mother:a mother bird.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mother:mother love.
derived from or as if from one’s mother;
native:his mother culture.
bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in being the origin, source, or protector:the mother company and its affiliates; the mother computer and its network of terminals.

v.t.

to be the mother of;
give origin or rise to.
to acknowledge oneself the author of;
assume as one’s own.
to care for or protect like a mother;
act maternally toward.

v.i.

to perform the tasks or duties of a female parent;
act maternally:a woman with a need to mother.

bef. 900; Middle English mother, moder, Old English mōdor; cognate with Dutch moeder, German Mutter, Old Norse mōthir, Latin māter, Greek mé̄tēr, Sanskrit mātar-. As in father, th was substituted for d, possibly on the model of brother

moth′er•less, adj.
moth′er•less•ness, n.

18.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tend, nurse, mind, raise.

moth•er²
(muᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation n.

Microbiology, Slang Termsa stringy, mucilaginous substance consisting of various bacteria, esp. Mycoderma aceti, that forms on the surface of a fermenting liquid and causes fermentation when added to other liquids, as in changing wine or cider to vinegar. Also called mother of vinegar.

1530–40; probably special use of mother¹, but perh. another word, akin to Dutch modder dregs, Middle Low German moder swampy land; see mud

moth•er³
(muᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation n. Slang (vulgar).

motherfucker.
a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or impressive.

euphemistic shortening 1945–50

mother /ˈmʌðə/ n

a female who has given birth to offspring
(as modifier): a mother bird
(often capital, esp as a term of address) a person’s own mother
a female substituting in the function of a mother
(often capital) chiefly archaic a term of address for an old woman
motherly qualities, such as maternal affection: it appealed to the mother in her
(as modifier): mother love
(in combination): mothercraft
a female or thing that creates, nurtures, protects, etc, something
(as modifier): mother church, mother earth
a title given to certain members of female religious orders
(modifier) native or innate: mother wit
be mother ⇒ to pour the tea: I’ll be mother
the mother of all … ⇒ informal the greatest example of its kind: the mother of all parties

vb (transitive)

to give birth to or produce
to nurture, protect, etc as a mother

Etymology: Old English mōdor; compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old High German muotar, Latin māter, Greek mētēr

mother /ˈmʌðə/ n

a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc to promote vinegar formation
Also called: mother of vinegar

Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from mother¹, but compare Spanish madre scum, Dutch modder dregs, Middle Low German modder decaying object, mudde sludge

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