mismothering

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mis- +‎ mothering

Verb[edit]

mismothering

  1. present participle and gerund of mismother

Noun[edit]

mismothering (uncountable)

  1. Failure of an animal to take maternal care of its young, and/or stealing another's offspring to mother it.
    Mismothering may occur among sheep when a lamb has been separated from the flock and returned.
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