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mothering(2)(dictionary)
mothering(dictionary)
Mothering Sunday(dictionary)

mothering(1) (iou)



mothering noun. M17.
[from MOTHER noun1, verb1 + -ING1.]
The custom of visiting, communicating with, or giving presents to one's mother (formerly, one's parents) on the fourth Sunday in Lent. Now rare exc. in Mothering Sunday, that Sunday. M17.
The action of MOTHER verb1; motherly care or supervision. M19.