The nurturing of a child by its mother.
The unification or bringing together of disparate things […] which Mrs Ramsay seeks to achieve by marryings and motherings […]
The protective behavior of a mother towards her child.
Nurturing or protective behavior reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.
The institution in the past has done monumental work harboring the homeless, mothering the homeless, mothering the motherless, caring for the poor and dependent
present participle and gerund of mother
By surface analysis, mother + -ing.
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