mismother

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verb

To fail to care for her own offspring, and/or to steal others' offspring and mother it.

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Meanings

verbmismother (third-person singular simple present mismothers, present participle mismothering, simple past and past participle mismothered)

present singular third person mismothers · participle present mismothering · participle past mismothered · past mismothered

  1. especially a eweTo fail to care for her own offspring, and/or to steal others' offspring and mother it.

Origin

From mis- + mother.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

motherismmirthsome
Cite this entry
APA

mismother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismother

MLA

“mismother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismother. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mismother,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismother.

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