Mother (Verb)
Meaning 1
Care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The nurse was tasked to mother the young patient until his parents arrived.
- She had a tendency to mother her siblings even though they were all the same age.
- His overbearing behavior made others feel like he was trying to mother them.
- After becoming a widow, she had to mother her young children alone for many years.
- He loves to mother his plants, constantly checking their soil moisture and watering them just right.
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Meaning 2
Make (offspring) by reproduction; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "John fathered four daughters".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She mothered a total of 12 children throughout her life.
- Her mothering instincts urged her to create a safe haven for all the orphans.
- Although he never knew his biological parents, he mothered his younger sister as if she were his own.
- She found great fulfillment in mothering the little ones and helping them learn and grow.
- Her late-term pregnancy revealed that she would be mothering triplets, something that would change her life forever.