mother
noun
a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.
has mothered
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present perfectof mother (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“People who make this art that you not only deeply connect to, but that you feel has mothered you in some way.”
From New York Times ● May 13, 2020
As a woman who has mothered such a child for the past 53 years, let me share some of the difficulties as well as the joys of parenting a child with microcephaly.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2016
The navigator's report neither surprised nor vexed Madill, who has mothered the wandering pole for 25 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
The desert has mothered magic things before this.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
As thou hast dealt with us outcasts, may God reward thee! and as thou has mothered our Rudolph, may He comfort thee!—O my darling, my Gerhardt’s boy!—nay,
From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
