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Mother-of-thymemother-to-be
mother-tongue
Mother-water
Mother-wit
Mother-wort
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Mothered
motherese
motherfucker
motherfucking
Motherhood
motherhouse
Mothering Sunday
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Motherless
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motherliness
Motherly
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motherwort
Mothery
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
see mother
Moby Thesaurus
TLC, bread, care, daily bread, economic support, endowment, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, manna, meat, nourishment, nurture, price support, provision, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence, subvention, support, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, tender loving care, upkeep
