Allomother

//ˈæləˌmʌðɚ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another.

    "Within hours of birth, baby langurs are spirited away from their mothers. They spend up to 50 percent of daylight hours passed from allomother to allomother"

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide maternal care for another creature's young. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
othermotherothermother

Example

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"Within hours of birth, baby langurs are spirited away from their mothers. They spend up to 50 percent of daylight hours passed from allomother to allomother"

Etymology

From allo- + mother.

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