moth·er·ing

(mŭth′ər-ĭng)

The nurturing and raising of a child or children by a mother: "The essential work of mothering is trying to keep children alive" (Janna Malamud Smith).

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Translations

mothering

[ˈmʌðərɪŋ]

A. N → cuidados mpl maternales

B. CPD Mothering Sunday N (Brit) → fiesta f de la Madre

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From natty noo noo xxxx BENTLEY SUSAN Happy Mothering Sunday Mam!

BEARCROFT JOYCE

Thinking about it in this light, I realize that mothering is far more than just a biological process.

Maternal instincts: the pain of pregnancy loss leads one woman to discover the true meaning of mothering

In fictive and autobiographical works, African American authors have given readers vibrant portraits of what a mother is and what the act of mothering can be.

Remembering mama: images of mothers, good, bad, real or fictive abound in our literary tradition

(35) Cooperative mothers definitely put mothering above all other duties for women but also insisted that mothers should pursue extra-familial interests, sometimes including paid labor.

Cooperative motherhood and democratic civic culture in postwar suburbia, 1940-1965

Katherine is the oldest, and as such, tries to compensate for her mothers lack of mothering by doting on her sisters.

Mother Love

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