mothered

M3O1T1H4E1R1E1D2
/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)d/

adjective

Receiving the care and attention of a mother.

OriginMiddle English *modred →
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Meanings

mothered1

adjectivemothered (comparative more mothered, superlative most mothered)

comparative more mothered · superlative most mothered

  1. Receiving the care and attention of a mother.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of mother

mothered2

adjectivemothered (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThick, like mother (film or membrane on fermented liquids); viscid.

    They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.

    1697, Virgil, “The Third Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Origin

mothered · adjective, verb

  1. Middle English*modred
  2. Englishmothered

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

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mothered · adjective

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

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

mothered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothered

MLA

“mothered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothered. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mothered,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothered.

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