noun
- the care and nurturing provided by a mother or mother figure
verb
- present participle of mother; caring for someone in a protective, nurturing way
Examples
- Good mothering involves both love and discipline.
- The quality of mothering in early childhood affects development.
- She was mothering the injured bird back to health.
- He didn’t appreciate his sister mothering him all the time.
- The teacher was mothering her students during the field trip.
- Mothering comes naturally to some people but requires learning for others.