English Dictionary: mothering | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for mothering | |
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. |