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mothered

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)d/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Receiving the care and attention of a mother.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Thick, like mother (film or membrane on fermented liquids); viscid.

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Usage: not-comparable

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verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of mother

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Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh2tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English -ed English mothered From mother (“fermented culture”) + -ed.