mothered

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)d/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mothered (comparative more mothered, superlative most mothered)

1. Receiving the care and attention of a mother.

Derived terms

• unmothered

Verb

mothered

1. simple past and past participle of mother

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

mothered (not comparable)

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

     They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.

Anagrams

• thermode