mother
noun
a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.
had mothered
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past perfectof mother.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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These women had mothered us our entire lives; they deserved to rest after the death of their mami.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
She had mothered him since he turned up in her bilingual-education classroom in Washington, D.C., a scrawny 10-year-old fresh from El Salvador.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2021
Just outside the gaggle of journalists, SEIU’s local President David Rolf, who had mothered the law into existence, paused, and then grinned.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2014
Where established businesses had mothered their girls, Casablancas shamelessly pandered to their egos, promising them a glamorous lifestyle and much media exposure.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2013
She had mothered the boy, and the Elder had always been kind to him for his own dead sister’s sake, but of the father they never spoke.
From The Eye of Dread by Payne Erskine
