to mother
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5.1
- verb
- /ˈmʌðər/
:
cuidar
- And she didn't have time to mother me at home.
- mother a child
- mother a kid
- mother and nurture
I was still, you know, mothering my daughter and traveling.
- I was still, you know, mothering my daughter and traveling.
- And what they found is that they stopped mothering their pups.
- Well, why don't we have you work with this pure archetype of mothering?
Examples
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You like to be mothered?
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She just wants to mother you.
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Stop trying to mother me!
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Why do we always mother her?
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You want to mother a boy, not love a man.
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Most women just wanna put their arms around me and mother me.
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Have to mother you while you still have a roof over your head.
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Oh, God, please stop mothering me.
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Maybe he just wants to be mothered.
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She always tries to mother her friends by checking if they are eating well and feeling happy.
Synonyms
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5.1
Keep someone too safe so they do not face problems or learn to do things alone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.9
A very rude insult that shows extreme anger at someone by insulting their mother
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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6.0
A smooth shiny layer inside some shells that shows rainbow colours and is used for decoration
- Formal
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6.1
The mother of the current king or queen who keeps the title after her child becomes ruler
- Literature
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9.9
An ancient Phrygian goddess worshipped for nature and fertility, often shown with lions
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4.3
A woman who cares for someone like a mother, often with or instead of their own mother
- Archaic
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9.9
A loose dress without a belt that falls straight from the shoulders, with a high neck and long sleeves
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9.9
A small seabird that flies low over the sea and often appears before storms
- Specialized
A cell that makes another cell during the growth or reproduction of a living thing
A low, fragrant plant with small purple and white flowers that grows close to the ground
- Baby Talk
A small nursery rhyme character a child shows on their thumb to teach finger names
- Baby Talk
A simple game for children using the thumb and four fingers to help them move well
A high cloud that looks shiny with rainbow colors around sunrise or after sunset
A small plant with many red and white flowers that spreads by long thin stems
An indoor plant with large dark leaves that can make your tongue and throat swell if eaten
- Slur
A mother wrongly blamed in the past for causing her child's autism because she seemed cold
- Specialized
A cell in plants, fungi, or algae that divides to make four spores with half the usual genes
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
To mother someone also means to care for and protect them like a mother, and the verb comes from the noun with the same idea of watching over and loving someone. So when you mother someone you treat them with close care and attention.