mothering
suomi-englanti sanakirjamothering englanniksi
(infl of)
The nurturing of a child by its mother.
(quote-book) which Mrs Ramsay seeks to achieve by marryings and motherings (..)
The protective behaviour of a mother towards her child.
Nurturing or protective behaviour reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.
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{{quote-journal|en|date=July 31, 1970|author=Leonard McCombe|title=Big business tangles with day care problems|journal=LIFE magazine|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=slUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=mothering&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=100&as_brr=1v=onepage&q=mothering&f=false|page=45
Shortened form of a-mothering ; practice of visiting one's literal or figurative mother or church (compare Sunday).
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{{quote-journal|en|date=March 1894|volume=21|section=part 1|editor=Mary Mapes Dodge|author=Mary B. Merrill|title=Mothering Sunday|journal=St. Nicholas: a monthly magazine for boys and girls|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EKlNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA388&dq=mothering&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=100&as_brr=1v=onepage&q=mothering&f=false|page=388