Enter the word for search

mothering

/ˈmʌð.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈmʌð.ɚ.ɪŋ/

motheringnoun

Translations

maternageDans le sens d’éducation et de soins apportés aux enfants.

Mothering can be both rewarding and challenging.

Le maternage peut être à la fois gratifiant et difficile.

maternageS’emploie surtout pour l’attention, les soins et la protection donnés d’une manière maternelle.

Her mothering was evident in the way she cared for her younger siblings.

Son maternage se voyait dans la façon dont elle s’occupait de ses cadets.

Definitions

The nurturing and caring for someone in the manner of a mother.

Her mothering was evident in the way she cared for her younger siblings.

The act or process of raising and caring for children.

Mothering can be both rewarding and challenging.

Synonyms

motheringgerund / present participle

/ˈmʌðərɪŋ/

/ˈmʌðɚɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe a caring, nurturing quality (e.g., “a mothering instinct”).

Translations

maternelQualifie une attitude attentionnée, protectrice, comme celle d’une mère.

He appreciated her mothering attention while he was recovering.

Il appréciait son attention maternelle pendant sa convalescence.

Definitions

Providing care and protection in a maternal or nurturing way.

He appreciated her mothering attention while he was recovering.

Synonyms

mothernoun

Definitions

A woman in relation to her child or children.

She is a loving mother to her three children.

A female parent of an animal.

The mother cat watched over her kittens carefully.

A woman who is the head of a religious community of women, such as a mother superior in a convent.

The mother superior guided the nuns with wisdom and compassion.

An origin or source of something.

Necessity is often called the mother of invention.

A title for an elderly woman, often used as a term of respect.

The villagers referred to her as Mother Jones out of respect for her wisdom.

A gelatinous film of bacteria and yeast formed on the surface of fermenting liquids such as vinegar; mother of vinegar.

She skimmed off the mother that had grown on the homemade cider vinegar.

motherverb

mothering

Gerund

mothered

Past Simple

mothered

Past Participle

mothering

Gerund

/ˈmʌð.ə/

/ˈmʌð.ɚ/

Translations

enfanterSens de donner naissance, registre neutre à soutenu.

She mothered three children during her lifetime.

Elle a enfanté trois enfants au cours de sa vie.

maternerSens figuré : protéger ou prendre soin comme une mère.

She mothered the injured bird back to health.

Elle a maternè l'oiseau blessé jusqu'à ce qu'il retrouve la santé.

engendrerSens figuré : provoquer, produire, faire naître.

Early scientific discoveries mothered many modern technologies.

Les premières découvertes scientifiques ont engendré de nombreuses technologies modernes.

Definitions

To care for or protect someone as a mother would.

She mothered the injured bird back to health.

To give birth to; to be the mother of.

She mothered three children during her lifetime.

To give rise to or bring about; to generate or produce.

Early scientific discoveries mothered many modern technologies.

Synonyms

care for

look after

motheradjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a mother; motherly; maternal.

The mother dog growled at anyone who approached her puppies.

Used attributively to designate the largest, primary, or most important of its kind.

The crew stayed aboard the mother ship while the rover explored the surface.