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mothering noun[ U ] uk /ˈmʌð.ər.ɪŋ/ us /ˈmʌð.ər.ɪŋ/ the process of caring for children as their mother or of caring for people in the way that a mother does: 象母亲一样照顾孩子(或其他人) He did not receive good mothering as a child.他小时候没有母爱。 a woman's mothering instinct女人的母爱本能 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Parenting & caring for children adopt adoptable adopted adoptee adoption caretaking child-rearing childless childlessness childmind kinship care kinship carer lawnmower parent looked-after milestone snowploughing stay-at-home swaddle unadoptable unadopted |