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
They floated back to the now dim and distant struggles that lay behind her, and at once centered round a blue-eyed, fair-haired boy whom she had mothered and watched grow to manhood.
From The Way of the Strong by Ridgwell Cullum
