单词	allomother
释义	allomother noun al·​lo·​moth·​er ˈa-lə-ˌmə-t͟hər  plural allomothers : an individual other than the biological mother of an offspring that performs the functions of a mother (as by caring for an infant temporarily) The allomother suckled the second infant for two and one-half minutes before it was retrieved by its own mother. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, The Langurs of Abu: Female and Male Strategies of Reproduction, 1980 … by five months of age, babies spend more time with allomothers than with their own mother … Claudia R. Valeggia, in Substitute Parents: Biological and Social Perspectives on Alloparenting, 2009 allomother verb, transitive + intransitive allomothers; allomothered; allomothering … older sisters are readily available to allomother their younger siblings … Bernard Chapais, in Cooperation in Primates and Humans: Mechanisms and Evolution, 2006 Among elephants, allomothering practice did not appear to compensate for direct experience with an offspring. Phyllis C. Lee, Animal Behaviour, February 1987 Word History Etymology allo- + mother entry 1 First Known Use 1980, in the meaning defined above
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