How to pronounce “mothering”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The nurturing of a child by its mother.
• The protective behavior of a mother towards her child.
• Nurturing or protective behavior reminiscent of that performed by a literal mother.
• (obsolete) Clipping of a-mothering (“practice of visiting one's literal or figurative mother or mother church”).
• [Verb]
• present participle and gerund of mother

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