Etymology

mothered

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Today it means: Receiving the care and attention of a mother. Full definition →

Middle English *modred
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mothered · adjective, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited from*modred
  2. English todaymothered

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

mothered · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Germanic*mōdēr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mōder
  4. Old Englishmōdor
  5. Middle Englishmoder
  6. Englishmother
  7. English todaymothered

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

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