adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of mother form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Receiving the care and attention of a mother.
2. 2
   Thick, like mother (film or membrane on fermented liquids); viscid. not-comparable

   "They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil."

Synonyms

All synonyms

begetfathermommommymummummy

Example

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"They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *modred, equivalent to mother + -ed.

Etymology 2

From mother (“fermented culture”) + -ed.

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