MOTHERING


Meaning of MOTHERING in English

/mudh"euhr ing/ , n.

1. the nurturing of an infant or small child by its mother.

2. (in rural England) the custom of visiting one's parents on Laetare Sunday with a present.

[ 1640-50; MOTHER 1 + -ING 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .