moth ‧ er ‧ ing /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ mother , ↑ motherhood , ↑ mothering ; adjective : ↑ motherly , ↑ motherless ; verb : ↑ mother ]
the process of caring for children in the way that a mother does ⇨ fathering :
mothering skills
Babies and young children need mothering.