motheringnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmʌð.ər.ɪŋ/us/ˈmʌð.ər.ɪŋ/the process of caring for children as their mother or of caring for people in the way that a mother does:
He did not receive good mothering as a child.
a woman's mothering instinct
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Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- adoptive
- attachment parenting
- bring sb up
- child-rearing
- childless
- childminder
- counsellor
- custodial
- nursemaid
- nursery nurse
- nurture
- one-parent family
- open adoption
- pediatrician
- upbringing
- visitation
- wean
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