mothered

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of mother. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

   She mothered her little brother all through grade school.

   They mothered the lost kittens until the animals grew strong.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Given the love and care that a mother gives a child.

   Like a young bird kept warm and fed in the nest.

   A deeply mothered child often feels safe and confident.

   Children who feel mothered tend to settle quickly into new homes.

   Similarcherished

   Oppositeneglected, unloved

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3. 3
   adjective

   Thick and slimy, like the skin that forms on top of old vinegar or wine.

   The old vinegar was thick and mothered, with a slimy skin floating on top.

   The cider left in the old jug was mothered, thick and stringy like jelly.

   Similarslimy

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