verb Download 🔗Share To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.) Examples : "The hen mothered ten chicks this spring. " family physiology biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture. Examples : "Even though Sarah was new to the team, Maria mothered her, showing her the ropes and making her feel welcome. " family human person action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to contain mother. Examples : "mothered oil / vinegar / wine" family human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of an alcohol) To develop mother. Examples : "The old bottle of vinegar had been left untouched for so long that it had significantly mothered. " drink food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Receiving the care and attention of a mother. Examples : "The rescued kitten, weak and shivering, looked grateful for the mothered attention of the kind woman. " family human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Thick, like mother (film or membrane on fermented liquids); viscid. Examples : "The kombucha had a distinctly mothered texture, thick and almost jelly-like, which meant it was fermenting well. " food drink substance chemistry biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
